Our team works hard to make sure your lights stay on. By clearing trees and spraying brush, our members are less likely to have a power outage caused by limbs or trees falling on the line. You may see men working and their vehicles will be marked to clear the right of way on your property. These men will be wearing hard hats, neon vests, walking, and carrying hand sprayers. As always, if you spot unusual activity call the sheriff.
Contractors
Davey Resource Group – Sherry Substation working North & East. They will be working in the Sherry area checking utility poles for rot, structural integrity, and damage. They will be wearing a vest and hard hat. – this work has been complete for 2025.
Withers Construction
J&J Professional Tree Services
Brexan
REI Utility – Pole Attachment Auditing
Platinum Land & Dirt
Description of the work being done.
Contractors are removing all the trees and brush 15 feet on each side of the center line ground to sky. They are spraying stumps with a herbicide to keep them from sprouting out.
Side Trimming/ Clear Cut Projects
Contractors are removing all the trees and brush 15 feet on each side of the center line ground to sky. They are spraying stumps with a herbicide to keep them from sprouting out.
These projects have been cleared about 8 years ago. This process is completed every 6.5 – 8 years to maintain our service territory. Service is completed by Withers Construction and Platinum Land & Dirt.
Tree Crew
Contractor: J&J Professional Tree Services
The contractors will be working throughout our service area patrolling for hot spots and dead trees that are currently touching or near the electric lines. You can notice them by the LEC contractor signs attached to their bucket truck.
Foliar Spray
Contractor: U.S. Applicators
Each year LEC will spray brush under the power lines to at least half (approx. 1,100 miles) of our service territory. Contractors will be using backpack sprayers. They will be targeting small brush before it grows to reach the wires. They will not spray flower beds, yards, or other foliage.
Truck will be marked with U.S. Applicators. Contractors will be wearing hard hats, and safety vests.
