Tree trimming project pushed back due to COVID-19, holidays

The city’s annual tree trimming around electric lines, originally scheduled to begin in December, started last Tuesday, according to City Secretary Becky Sims.

A delay caused by COVID-19 issues and the Christmas holidays has pushed back its original completion date of mid-February, Electric Superintendent Flint Geagley said.

The project will take approximately nine to 11 weeks to complete. Geagley a…