Dear Editor:
It seems NSTAR has hired a logger, not an arborist, to enforce its easement rights on residents abutting the power lines. I can only speak to Mattapoisett, but from sun up to sun down, loggers are stripping the land and loading truck after truck of wood that technically belongs to the property owners- all under the guise of clearing to protect the power lines. Several complaints to NSTAR have not been responded to after several days. A call to the Mattapoisett Conservation Office also states that a permit was granted for routine maintenance. I have lived here for more than seventeen years and have never seen clearing taken to this destructive level. The logging efforts have destroyed homeowners’ privacy, devalued our property and stripped the wetlands. We are told by the logging company: “Be careful not to make waves, we can actually take more.” Amazingly, it is mostly hardwood that seems to pose the most eminent danger to the power lines. This is complete devastation. In my backyard, I now have sweeping views of ugly powerlines that will appear even worse in winter when there is no foliage. My backyard was a sanctuary. It was never explained to us that the clearing would be this drastic. As people are complaining, the loggers keep cutting. I would like to see the surveying done to support NSTAR’s drastic devastation of this area and what environmental impact this has caused our area. I saw a buck this morning on someone’s front lawn; the loggers probably wiped out the homes of many wildlife. My only hope is to ask the media to investigate. These trees once cut are gone forever. We must do something! Your attention is sincerely appreciated.
Sincerely,
Julie Lizotte, Mattapoisett
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