Energy Company To Trim Trees In Matawan This Month

Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) plans to trim trees in 60 municipalities, including Matawan, this month to help maintain proper clearances around electrical equipment and help prevent tree-related damage, the company said in a news release.

The work is part of a roughly $24 million tree trimming program this year. Trees will be trimmed along more than 3,300 miles of lines in 13 counties.

“Our tree trimming program is one of the proactive steps we take to help reduce the number of outages our customers might experience,” Anthony Hurley, JCP&L vice president of operations said in a prepared statement. “Tree trimming work makes a difference. In 2014, we saw a 22 percent decrease in tree-related outages compared to the previous year, which we attribute mainly to the tree maintenance work we have done in the past.”

The news release said work will be done by certified forestry contractors including: Aspen Tree Expert Company, Asplundh Tree Expert Company, Davey Tree Expert Company, Jaflo Inc., Lewis Tree Service, and Nelson Tree Service Inc.

In Monmouth County, tree trimming will also be done in Belmar, Colts Neck, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold, Holmdel, Marlboro, Middletown, Neptune, Red Bank, Sea Girt and Upper Freehold.

Customers who live near JCP&L right-of-ways will be notified before the work begins, the news release said.