LAHARPE — A recent spell of electrical disruptions in LaHarpe once again has city officials scrambling.
LaHarpe City Council members gathered for a special meeting Wednesday to address electric rates, but that issue was pushed to the back burner following a recent engineer’s report that cited one of the causes of a series of outages, brown-outs and power surges — tree branches coming into contact with power lines.
“It’s something we need to get taken care of quickly,” Mayor Mae Crowell said.
City employees will be tasked with canvassing the city’s power lines to determine which are in close proximity to over-grown tree limbs.
From there, the Council will decide whether trimming can be done locally, or if contractors will need to be hired.
Councilman Danny Ware noted the disruptions have caused a number of headaches for local residents, who have had to replace appliances as a result.
The electric rate discussion was tabled.
Trees plague power lines
