The City of Waterville is proud to announce that Matt Skehan, Public Works and Parks & Recreation Director has been named the Municipal Employee of the Year by the Mid‑Maine Chamber of Commerce!
This recognition highlights Matt’s dedication, leadership, and commitment to serving our community every single day.
Join us in congratulating Matt on this exceptional and well‑deserved honor!
Our objective is to remove and discourage tree growth and to encourage the growth of grasses, ferns and bushes around power lines which traverse the countryside. We use a very limited amount of federally approved herbicides and all herbicides are applied by hand, directly to the individual tree we need to control, using hand-pressurized backpacks. Additionally, when trees are removed, herbicides are applied directly to the top of the freshly cut stumps to prevent resprouting.
After the snow melts, contractors will be cutting brush over 8-feet tall and treating the stumps with an herbicide in transmission rights-of-way. These same rights-of-way will be selectively treated with herbicides during the growing season.
Landowners who object to the use of herbicides in transmission corridors next to their property may request a Landowner's Maintenance Agreement with CMP. The landowner must also then agree to maintain these areas to CM P's specifications. Landowner Agreement forms or additional information may be obtained by emailing group.arborists_cmp@cmpco.com, writing to CMP Vegetation Management, 83 Edison Drive, Augusta, ME 04336, or by calling Nicholas Hahn at 207.620.4618.
Our Tree Care crews will be conducting tree work in your community in 2026. They will prune and remove trees, brush, and other vegetation within public rights-of-way to ensure safe and reliable electricity service to your community. We hire only qualified contractors who are trained to use techniques sanctioned by the Tree Care Industry Association.
People who live adjacent to public roads have the right to consult with us before routine work takes place. If customers in your community are interested in consulting with us about any of this tree work, please have them contact us at group.arborists_cmp@cmpco.com. Please note, if trees cause outages or pose an immediate hazard to safety or service reliability, we will perform emergency tree work and may not be able to consult with them beforehand.
In an effort to keep our customers informed about the tree care plans in your community, on the back of this letter is a poster that you can display in your municipal office. Customers can also visit cmpco.com/TreeCare for additional information about our Tree Care program.