Please plant lots of trees.

Please bury all utility lines. Burying utility lines will: 1) look better; 2) make it possible for trees to grow without being mauled by the Alabama Power/Asplundh crews; 3) make the utility services transmitted by such lines safe from future violent storms; and 4) obviate the danger associated with downed power lines in the event of another violent storm. The cost benefit here seems clear, in terms of the cost to bury lines versus the benefit to public safety, municipal aesthetics, forestall future utility outages, and mitigate the fiscal outlay to maintain and repair utility lines and easements.