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A kinder, gentler PG&E approach to tree removal

Original post made on Oct 16, 2015

Officials with PG&E plan to begin a new round of outreach to Mountain View homeowners as they seek to clear trees and other obstructions above gas mains running through their yards. This time around, the utility is pledging to engage Mountain View residents on friendly, cooperative terms after the company's tough stance three years ago backfired, generating a groundswell of resistance.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, October 16, 2015, 1:28 PM

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Posted by bkengland@gmail.com
a resident of Whisman Station
on Oct 16, 2015 at 2:22 pm

While PG&E reaches out to the community, perhaps they can also remove the unnecessary signs on the Whisman Road overpass that are completely blocking the bike lane on the east side during their work hours. The work starts north of Whisman Station Road, so these aren't needed, and they force bicyclists into a 35-mile-per-hour traffic lane. Very dangerous.


Posted by WaverlyRealEstate
a resident of Waverly Park
on Oct 17, 2015 at 4:07 pm

All wannabe homeowners should check regularly to make sure that there are no PGE or any other right-of-way claimsupon their property. Never, ever buy a house that has any such claims attached to its legal title. They will just cause grief. Only buy homes an lots that have no legal strings attached to their titles. BTW, this includes solar lease contracts. Never install solar unless you buy it outright.


Posted by Monta Loman
a resident of Monta Loma
on Oct 20, 2015 at 8:02 pm

PG&E wants to fly planes to check out their pipeline condition because it's a lot cheaper than having someone on the ground check it out. The real reason they want people to tear out trees and sheds is because they want to give executives more bonuses. They could easily inspect in other ways.

Also, if they really cared about our safety, they would not have done road work and left the traffic light sensors at Rengstorff & Middlefield unable to detect bicycles.


Posted by SRB
a resident of St. Francis Acres
on Oct 21, 2015 at 7:56 am

Sounds very wasteful to remove all these trees for infrequent surveillance plane fly overs. Couldn't PG&E use inspectors with drones to do that surveillance? Drones fly much lower and would probably be far more accurate without requiring so much clearance over the pipeline.


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