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Marshall Municipal Utilities reports $3.5M North Street pump renovation, broadband gains and progress on energy center
Summary
Jeff Bergstrom, general manager of Marshall Municipal Utilities, told the council the utility renovated the North Street pumping station (about $3.5 million), is completing an overhaul of Generator Unit 6, expanded broadband to thousands of customers and is advancing the multi-year Marshall Energy Center project.
Jeff Bergstrom, general manager of Marshall Municipal Utilities (MMU), presented the utility’s annual report to the Marshall City Council and highlighted several capital projects and customer-service efforts.
Bergstrom said MMU completed renovation work on the North Street pumping station, a project he described as “about a three-and-a-half million dollar project.” He also said a long-running overhaul of Generator Unit 6 is nearing reassembly and that unit helped the city during the winter storm known as Uri.
On broadband, Bergstrom reported completion of a USDA-funded first-round grant, work on a second round, about 350 customers served in the grant area and the utility approaching roughly 4,500 total broadband customers. Bergstrom described continued efforts to expand online payment options, accept credit cards and improve customer-facing digital services.
Bergstrom also updated the council on the Marshall Energy Center, which he said will be a multi-year project for the community.
The utility reported returning funds and services to the city: Bergstrom said MMU provided approximately $1,700,000 in electric and water payments to the city (described in the presentation as “pilots” from electric and water) and about $310,000 in other services such as street lighting, described as in-kind services. He characterized those transfers as a benefit of municipal ownership.
Bergstrom closed by noting the utility’s low safety loss-mod rating (0.71) and inviting questions; the council did not take formal action on the report.
