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Council hears plans for 190-foot smokestack inspection, BESS testing and utility billing changes
Summary
City staff recommended a drone inspection to assess whether a 190-foot smokestack should be demolished or repurposed, reported that a 10-megawatt battery energy storage system is moving from soft to hard testing, and proposed higher security deposits and application fees to reduce rising delinquent utility accounts.
Council members received a utilities and streets committee briefing on June 16 that covered several infrastructure and utility-finance items: options for the future of a 190-foot smokestack, the testing timetable for a nearby 10-megawatt battery energy storage system (BESS), and a list of proposed changes intended to reduce outstanding utility accounts.
Councilman Bauchner said the smokestack has two near-term options: proceed with demolition or repurpose the structure as a decorative landmark. He summarized prior demolition estimates of about $310,000 in 2021 and roughly $500,000 in 2023 and described two inspection quotes: one…
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