I worked as a planner in Florida for many years, where hurricanes caused major power outages. Although moving power lines underground couldn’t work everywhere (parts of Florida have very high groundwater areas that present challenges), even the small town of Winter Park (where Fred Rogers attended Rollins College) decided to take this step.
Isn’t it time for a plan to be developed in Pennsylvania to help avoid the power losses caused by increasing ice storms here that bring down power lines? It could be coordinated with plans to fix roads and sidewalks.
I hope this issue is not overlooked.
Sheryl Stolzenberg
Squirrel Hill