Knox County Commission working to remove left behind ‘double-poles’

Knox County Commission working to remove left behind ‘double-poles’

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knox County Commission will be considering a resolution and an ordinance to manage the presence of potentially dangerous "double-poles" left behind by utility or telecom companies. For some around Knox County, they may notice some "double-poles," where a new utility pole has been replaced by a broken or damaged utility pole but the old one hasn't been removed. In Knox County, there are close to 3,000 damaged or ab…