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Old 07-22-2018, 06:04 PM
 
Location: Back in COLORADO!!!
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Hello all, I haven't been able to find an answer elsewhere, so I am hoping one of you can point me in the right direction.


I have a house in the Knob Hill neighborhood which is served by an overhead electric line as are all of the 1940's and 1950's houses in the area. There is a wooden pole in the alleyway behind the house which is leaning severely, despite a steel support cable having been installed to reinforce it.


I have contacted COS utilities about the issue and they tell me the pole is actually owned by "the phone company", and not maintained by Springs utilities. Even though it carries an electric line which serves several nearby houses. Apparently, there is an ID tag on the pole indicating it is the property of Qwest, and therefor, not their circus, not their monkeys.


Qwest no longer exists and ownership of said pole was transferred to Centurylink. The folks at Centurylink tell me that, since this pole carries electrical service, and not just telecom, it isn't their problem either....


Ugh.....


I am seriously concerned this pole will fall down sooner rather than later and with it, electricity to my house.


So, does anyone know who I need to talk to get this issue resolved?


Thank you in advance for all your help!
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Old 07-22-2018, 07:17 PM
 
Location: Colorado
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I would honestly talk to a local news station. You've gone through proper channels and haven't found resolution. Sometimes a news station can cut through the red tape faster.
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Old 07-23-2018, 10:21 AM
 
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Since CSU answers to the city/county, I would start off with an e-mail to both your city councilperson and county commissioner. If you visit the city and county websites, they have maps that indicate which district you live in and who your representative is.
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Old 07-23-2018, 12:10 PM
 
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there is a number, which dang if I can find it when I get home, that deals with things like this....anything dealing with city and anything obstructed that poses a risk or even just looks ugly. They get to the bottom of it and investigate. I am sure if you call city hall as well, they can provide you to right number eventually. Especially if you say its a hazard for safety
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