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Community Watchdog: When old tree's a safety hazard
Quick ReadA large tree has become a safety hazard in Ronkonkoma.
Photo credit: Newsday/Gwen Young | Charles Smith of Ronkonkoma called the Community Watchdog for help because there's a tree (that might be on Town of Islip property) that's basically dead and leaning across the street. (March 9, 2010)
We have a large old tree that grew at an angle over the street. It's dangerous because it's dying and the limbs and branches keep falling and are close to the utility wires and a transformer. It needs to be taken down before it falls and brings down all the wires on our block, I've called the Town of Islip but no one can help me.
- Charles Smith, Ronkonkoma
The day after we called LIPA,...
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