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Poles deemed safety hazard are removed

February 3, 2012 7:40 PM By JUDY CARTWRIGHT judy.cartwright@newsday.com

Ted Gutmann, director of Emma S. Clark Memorial

Photo credit: Newsday/Judy Cartwright | Ted Gutmann, director of Emma S. Clark Memorial Library in Setauket, has been trying to get two damaged utility poles removed from in front of the library. (Jan. 31, 2012)

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I am having a difficult time getting two broken utility poles in front of the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library in Setauket removed. Both poles are dangerously fractured and look to be holding on by splinters. This is of course a safety concern -- we are next door to an elementary school and the sidewalk is used by students.

I have contacted all of the utilities that I can think of. In each case,...

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