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Bowling Green utility leaders press federal representatives on public-power priorities; downtown pole-painting project to be advertised
Summary
Public Infrastructure Director Jim O'Connell reported on a trip to Washington, D.C., with AMP and said the city will advertise bids this month for a downtown decorative pole painting project scheduled for completion by Aug. 22.
Public Infrastructure Director Jim O’Connell reported council that he and Jim O’Neil attended the American Public Power Association (APPA) legislative rally in Washington, D.C., where they met with Representative Latta and Senators to discuss four priority areas for municipal electric systems: reliability, affordability, permitting and financing.
O’Connell said the trip reinforced messages carried by AMP staff and that the event draws public-power representatives nationwide. Separately, he reported that the downtown decorative pole painting project has bid documents ready; the city will advertise for bids this month, with a targeted completion date of Aug. 22. O’Connell said the project is a partnership between electric and public-works departments to fund and complete clean-up of decorative poles on Main Street and side streets in time for fall events and before students return.
Why it matters: Advocacy in Washington is intended to secure federal attention and potential support for issues that affect municipal utilities; the pole-painting project is a visible downtown improvement that will be publicly bid.
Ending: O’Connell thanked council for their comments about the Ohio EPA sanitary-survey findings and closed his report; he invited questions but none were recorded.
