Monday, January 11, 2010
Pike County Judge Urges PSC To Act
KENTUCKY....
Pike County Judge-Executive Wayne Rutherford sent a letter last week to the Kentucky Public Service Commission saying Kentucky Power Co. has not done an adequate job of clearing tree growth around power lines in right of way areas, resulting in over half the county losing power during the mid-December storm, which knocked out electricity to 100,000 homes across eastern Kentucky. Rutherford says he's "hopeful a class action lawsuit will be filed on behalf of the Pike County families who lost all their food." Responding in an e-mail, the Public Service Commission said the agency is responding to resident concerns by conducting an "onsite review by members of their engineering inspection staff." Further action will be determined after the evaluation is done.
Pike County Judge-Executive Wayne Rutherford sent a letter last week to the Kentucky Public Service Commission saying Kentucky Power Co. has not done an adequate job of clearing tree growth around power lines in right of way areas, resulting in over half the county losing power during the mid-December storm, which knocked out electricity to 100,000 homes across eastern Kentucky. Rutherford says he's "hopeful a class action lawsuit will be filed on behalf of the Pike County families who lost all their food." Responding in an e-mail, the Public Service Commission said the agency is responding to resident concerns by conducting an "onsite review by members of their engineering inspection staff." Further action will be determined after the evaluation is done.
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