6.1g ERMUSR 10-12-2021UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:FROM:
ERMU Commission Thomas Geiser – Operations Director
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
October 12th, 2021 6.1g
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
Staff continues to meet with T2 Utility Engineers, WSB Engineering, and MnDOT for the
upcoming Highway 169 Redefine project. Permits have been approved and we are in full
constructionmodeon the electric side of things. We are working with Great River
Energy (GRE), as they have 9 poles along the highway that need tobemoved or
replaced, and we have three phase overhead lines attached to those poles. All
thrd
and 193 Avenues. Crews will
underground lines are installed and energized at 197
tear down overhead lines as needed this fall. We are alsocurrently working at the
School and Main Street intersections.
The refuse-derived fuel processing plant came online on September 20. The switchover
went well between all parties.
Staff is working on our portion of the 2022 Capital Budget. We have ordered the 2022
Ford F550, which will replace dump truck #7, per the consensus of the commission at
the Septembermeeting. Ordering at this time shouldensure delivery in 2022.
Staff has been attending meetings with the County on the planning of County Road 33
and County Road 44 projects.
As construction has moved forward, staff is discovering some adjustments that need to
be made for the County Road 13 rebuild.
Crews have begun reinstalling the Highway 10 lights they took down for the rebuild of
the highway.
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