Eversource To Trim $400,000 Worth Of Trees In Glastonbury

GLASTONBURY, CT — Eversource Energy is planning to send a team of arborists to Glastonbury for extensive tree trimming to start 2020. The work, about $400,000 worth, aims to trim branches along about 80 miles of overhead electric lines, Eversource officials said.

"While we all love our trees, they can have a devastating effect on the electric system, especially during a storm," Eversource Manager of Vegetation Management in Connecticut Alan Carey said. "We’re always working to serve our customers better and consistent tree trimming helps to improve day-to-day reliability during all types of weather. As a result, we continue to see fewer power outages where this work has been done."

Tree work in Glastonbury is scheduled to begin the first week of January and is being done by Asplundh Tree Expert Co. Work is expected to be complete by early May, utility officials said.

Asplundh representatives working on behalf of Eversource will be going door-to-door to distribute information and collect permission slips before proceeding with the work. They will be carrying Eversource identification and will never seek to enter a private residence. There is no cost to the property owner for the work.

Work is slated to take place in the areas of:

• Addison, Birch Mountain, Chestnut Hill, Diamond Lake, Goodale Hill, Manchester, Mountain, Neipsic, Quarry, Shoddy Mill and Strickland roads.

And:

• Griswold, Hubbard, Keeney, Main and Welles streets

And:

• Hebron and Naubuc avenues

And:

• Forest Lane

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Eversource has been closely coordinating with Glastonbury Tree Warden Greg Foran and residents with questions can contact him directly at (860) 652-7686 or Eversource Arborist, Jenna Turner at (860) 665-6149.