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Elk River ,
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
FROM:
ERMU Commission
Chris Sumstad — Electric Superintendent
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
October 8, 2024
6.1f
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Installed 9 new residential services, which involves the connection of a secondary line
once the customer requests service.
• Joe Schmidt, Safety Instructor from Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association, was here
on September 25 and 26 and held safety meetings for field staff on confined space
hazards and compressed gasses.
• New primary wire is in around the Pinewood housing development and crews are
beginning to terminate and transfer customers over.
• Crews installed a three phase service to a new daycare facility located in Otsego.
• The line rebuild along 185th Avenue in Elk River is nearing completion.
• The line installation for Anna's Acres housing development in Otsego is complete and
ready for houses.
• Crews installed a new three phase service for Thunderstruck Exteriors headquarters
building located along 1715t Avenue near Highway 10.
• Crews started wire install for Heritage Millwork on October 4.
• Crews continue to perform maintenance on both the underground and overhead
system. Recently this has been mainly fixing infrared hotspots and changing out or
raising underground cabinets that are buried, leaking, or rusted through.
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