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Council orders lease review after unauthorized generator, LP tank placed at Mayville water tower
Summary
Council directed the administrator to draft a lease and to pursue conversion of an on-site LP tank to natural gas after an emergency-management generator and LP tank were installed at a city tower without prior authorization or a lease.
The Mayville Common Council on Feb. 10 directed city staff to prepare a lease agreement and to evaluate replacing an LP tank with a natural gas connection after a generator and liquid petroleum (LP) tank were installed at a city water-tower site without city authorization.
Why it matters: The installation raised questions about legal access to city property, potential safety and reliability of fuel choice in extreme cold, and lost opportunity for the city to secure compensation or oversight through a lease. The council directed the administrator and city attorney to develop a…
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