Storms Bring Down Trees Across Decatur
Decatur Metro | July 7, 2013
Yesterday’s storms seem to have done a number on large trees around the city. Jane sent in the pic above of emergency vehicles responding to trees down across Avery Street late yesterday.
Eric sends in this pic of a tree that fell across Mimosa Drive yesterday, adding “This monster fell last night, taking down the cable, phone and power lines. We lost power for only 6 hours, which was really impressive given the complete loss of a transformer. GA Power really came through for us. No people or property were hurt.”
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It fell at 2:40 AM when all were safe and sound in their beds. Thank goodness.
If a tree in the easement between the sidewalk and the street falls, who is responsible for cleanup, the city or the homeowner?
Interesting question. In a meeting with the city regarding the installation of sidewalks in the neighborhood, the city was quick to point out that they already own the property and that the right-of-way is wider than the pavement. Someone then asked why the city wasn’t responsible for maintaining their land. Though they didn’t use these terms, the city’s answer was basically that we were all indentured servants – they own the property but it is the homeowner’s obligation to maintain it, at the homeowner’s expense.
It’s typically dependent on where it lands, not where it originates. If it lands in your yard, you pay to clean up. If it lands in the public ROW, the city deals with it.
Didn’t come through for us. What was supposed to be a four hour outage Saturday took almost 12 to get fixed. And there weren’t any trees or lines down around us.