To the editor:
Many in Lincoln were without power during the latest snow storm. Some on Beaver Pond Road had two interruptions on Monday, Feb. 13, one in the morning and the other at night. Some were without power for 17 hours. The vast majority of outages are caused by downed branches from pines and fallen dead trees; limbs from a single stand of white pines were responsible for the most recent outage and another last December.
What can we do to decrease the frequency of outages? The town proactively pruned the right of way along the road last summer, but damage often comes from trees on private land. Eversource trims and removes trees that have the potential to fall and cause a power outage. About half of our neighborhood met last weekend, with many interested in working together to identify potential hazards and request trimming online. If we can do it, you can, too. We encourage all to pitch in to improve the reliability of our electrical service.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Dwyer
14 Beaver Pond Rd.
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