I have blue, green, red, yellow and white flags in my yard. What are they for?

If you see small 4”X 4” plastic flags in your yard, these are locating flags marking buried underground utilities. A utility, the Village, a neighbor or someone at your property called Diggers Hotline which is a system to identify these lines; it is frequently utilized for constructing, repair, planning and installing underground utilities. These lines could be power cables, phone or cable TV lines, storm, gas, water or sewer lines. Most of the flags have identifiable owner references and phone contact numbers. They should stay in until the work is completed.

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