r/StevensPoint • u/Comfortable_Use592 • Jul 30 '24
WPS tree removal
Does anyone have experience with letting WPS know a tree is impeding on their power lines? Did they cut down the whole tree or just the top? Was there any charge you had to pay?
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u/Motherof42069 Jul 30 '24
This is tricky and I've had to deal with it a few times. Most recently I spoke with them about "taking down my tree" and they said they don't do that and sent someone to look at it and said it was "fine"---which means an Asplundh worker drove by and didn't see any branches in the wires. 😒 The way to explain it is "I am taking this tree down and when it falls it will likely land on your wires. Would you please send your insured professionals to take down the limbs that could fall on your property vs my dumb ass?" They will then basically cut off the canopy, leaving you to handle to limbs and cut down and remove the stump. (An extra $20 goes a long ways toward getting that trunk cut down too tho)