LCI or DPW,
Can you assist?

Ben,

LCI called UI about this.......

Thanks Guys,
Please keep me updated. There are 10 poles like this on the street. Should I mark each one with photos?

These poles are unsightly. Why are there two? There are some in other parts of East Rock too, I think.

It looks like they do have a pole properly anchored to the ground. I would be more curious to see the top of the pole. Most likely, the new pole is there for support and the wires have not be transfered off the old pole to the new one. Depending on what is on that pole, it may take a while for all the different utilities to be able to get out there on the same day.

Nonetheless, it is pretty ugly. :)

You're right Sid but they have had more than enough time to fix.

I agree. I hope it gets fixed soon.

Several more poles in East Rock are marked for this "replacement" solution. We do not want double poles ANYWHERE in New Haven. UI's policy must be changed. The city needs to vigorously advocate and pressure UI's top brass ..... Mr. Mayor please help!

Not only do these double poles need to be removed, there need to be no more new ones! Any way to find out whether ATT is planning to do this to other streets in our 'hood? Looks like a cheap quick fix that causes more problems than it solves, in the long run, so it would be good to preemptively stop any other examples.

LCI,
Can you assist with the utility blight?

Actually I've worried about this when ever I walk down State. And they are ugly.

Down with the pole!

Best,
Greg

As a New Haven taxpayer in a lower East Rock neighborhood that is working very hard to improve both our street aesthetics and a sense of general citizen responsibility, I am appalled that the city allows AT&T to disfigure our landscape as it is doing in the ongoing "stabization of telephone poles" operation. The fact that the complany apparently sees nothing wrong with creating this visual blight is even more disturbing. If the Mayor's office doesn't voluntarily take on the responsibility for getting this blight taken care of, pressure needs to come from our Alderpersons.

Mary

[Issue closed by accident?]

Point of clarification: is this a UI issue or an AT&T issue? I only ask because UI has a long history of leaving crappy poles in place. See all the back yards on the south side of Eld St, for example. Multiple calls to have one particular pole removed because it is leaning closer and closer to a neighbor's house have seen no action.

If this is UI's realm, can we get a statement from them on what the policy is for abandoned and precarious poles, and a plan of action?

LCI has already called UI about this issue
Public Works is looking into this.

This is UI though who knows which companies have yet to remove their wires. Regardless UI should be coordinating.

LCI, what did UI say when they were contacted?

A work order has been processed.

Thanks,
Do we have a phone number and work order number we can check in on?

All of these poles should have a small plate showing the pole number and the company who owns them. That's the company to call. The problem often is that a single pole may carry equipment owned by several companies -- the phone company, cable company, electric company and even municipality. So the problem of coordinating the removal of that equipment often needs to be addressed before the pole can be taken down.

It has been suggested to city hall that all double poles be listed on the tax rolls, as an incentive to remove the old ones. (Volunteers to identify, so not at city's expense) No word on the city's response.

BEN,

Do not have that info. They were alerted on 10/5/10.

Double poles being installed on Eld St right now. Why? And also, WTF? Workers say they're "temporary."

Correction: Orange St, around the corner from Eld St. But still. Power without interruption = good; double poles that become visual blight and safety hazards = bad. There must be other options, surely?

This is a phenomenal idea. UI could then levy an extra charge on the other providers to distribute some of the burden.

Of course we would likely end up paying as ratepayers.

East Rockette,
Would you mind posting that as a separate issue as well?

Just inspected Lincoln Bradley Orange per Uncle Egg - no owner plates/tags on ANY poles old or new

Sorry for the bad info, DZ. Maybe they were removed as part of the pole replacement process. I'll see if I can pull some strings. I know that when the poles were replaced on my own street, the doubled poles remained for a span of several weeks, but I don't think it was much longer than that.

with technician's help, I found ID#'s on Eld Street poles slated for replacement today.
UI #5644 (35 Eld)
UI #5508 (41 Eld)

Already done and doubled:
UI #2201 (490 Orange)
UI #4439 (492 Orange)
UI #5507 (corner of Eld and Orange)

Let's start posting all offending pole #'s here.

Confirmation that UI owns poles - technicians transfer transformers immediately; the hold-up in removal of old poles is other carriers' delay in transfer - AT&T, Comcast etc
Anonymous expert says property tax roll listing is the way to go .....

That is great DZ,
Thank You!

This has not been resolved yet. LCI, can you follow up?

Thanks for checking into this.

Pole was cut and is now clamped - still there though

I believe this pole was removed.