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Lansdale committee reviews electric initiatives: EV truck, ordinance updates, deposit elimination and lineman apprenticeship
Summary
The council's electric committee reviewed a proposed Ford Lightning service vehicle purchase, work to prepare a new electric ordinance, possible elimination of residential/commercial electric deposits, radar sensor upgrades for intersections, and a new four-year accredited lineman apprenticeship program.
Councilman Andrew Carroll updated the work session on several electric department initiatives. He said the electric department will request purchase of a Ford Lightning service vehicle not to exceed $58,000 and will seek a state rebate of up to $7,500 if available.
Carroll said staff are preparing and advertising a new electric ordinance that cleans up language and addresses issues such as the allocation of responsibility for service repairs beyond the street. He noted one recent outage at the North Penn…
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