ELM Locating & Utility Services

Oct 2024

I understand that they're contractors. They still need to knock on your front door and let you know that they will be entering through your gate, leaving it open, and doing work. And if they don't, they need to understand when someone is home alone and sees a strange man walking through the backyard That they need to leave when asked.

Oct 2024

HORRIBLE! Will not pick up the phone. I wanted to see if the invasion of our backyard was legitimate as we caught someone leaving our backyard and they would not speak to us. Called Boise PD instead and filed a report since no one at ELM would talk to us via phone or otherwise. "ELM person" trespassed in our backyard for god knows what reason, while we were gone, left our gate open and let our dogs out! We caught the exiting person as we were pulling up in our driveway. Total disrespect for property, and home ownership. I will also follow up with DOPL to see if this company pulled a ticket or what the plan here is, and why they are trespassing? BPD acknowledged that there was no prior notice in place with property owner. This may have been a criminal staking out our home for invasion, so at least there is a police report now if they come back. Beware, if this is how ELM operates.

Feb 2021

Even though we didn't call them, they came out at the request of a tree trimming business that was doing work on my daughter's property. They didn't have the courtesy to knock on the door and tell her that they were doing work in her back yard. When I later confronted the ELM employee and advised him that he was trespassing and should have told my daughter what he was doing. He stated that he didn't need to do so, since it was legal and they did it all the time. With all the turmoil in the country, it's a wonder that he hasn't been shot yet, going on people's property without their permission. Poor way to conduct business.