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Alpine staff weigh third‑party utility managers and AMI smart‑meter pilot amid staffing and infrastructure strain
Summary
The city manager presented options to contract interim utility management and a pilot proposal for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). Council and staff discussed candidate screening, housing costs for interim managers, and a small AMI pilot to test base station coverage and customer portals.
City Manager Megan told the Alpine City Council on April 16 that staff is pursuing two short‑term strategies to address capacity and data issues in the city utilities department: (1) contracting interim, third‑party management or licensed operators and (2) piloting advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) to improve meter reads and detect leaks.
On interim management, the city solicited information from SRG (which offered interim staffing), US Water (used previously by the city) and Water Workforce. Megan said SRG provided three candidate resumes and one candidate (Mr. Harris) appeared to have the right small‑town experience; staff planned to interview him. Council members asked about costs: past contracts…
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