ComEd doesn't really care for trees

I must take exception to ComEd's Senior Vice President Calvin Butler's attempts to paint ComEd as a tree-loving entity that tries to balance the "care" of trees while providing safe electrical service. I sincerely appreciate what the ComEd crews do for us especially during the time of heavy damage due to storms. But to state that ComEd "has been preserving and protecting trees for the past 10 years" is stretching it a bit.

Every four years or so, the tree crews come and hack our trees so that all that is needed are faces to create a Totem pole. They are mercilessly cut straight across at the halfway point - doesn't matter the species, doesn't matter the size, as a matter of fact, the only thing that matters is the wire. Many of the trees in our town look ridiculous - some being taken down after "pruning."

So, Mr. Butler, quit schmoozing your customers with letters written from cushy offices. Don't try to tell us ComEd cares about trees - you don't. The proof is in what you leave behind for all to see. And as for the Arbor Day Foundation, how you got their "endorsement" is beyond me.

John Pagonis

Lombard