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City staff seek council approval for Northwest Alabama gas contract and pipeline upgrades
Summary
Decatur staff presented companion resolutions to reestablish a natural gas connection with Northwest Alabama Gas District and to refurbish an interconnect; they also proposed a separate project to install about 6,800 feet of new main in the Burning Tree area.
City staff told the council work session they will ask the council next week to approve a natural gas contract with Northwest Alabama Gas District and to fund upgrades to the interconnect and distribution in two separate but related resolutions. A presenter identified as Gary said the city has maintained an existing connection with Northwest Alabama Gas District that was unused for several years after a larger Southern Natural Gas pipeline served the area but that growing regional demand has exhausted available pipeline capacity. "We're fortunate in the fact that we…
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