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Council hears substation update and public-works schedule; outage blamed on raccoon
Summary
Council received a public-works and utilities update: a transformer was set Sept. 9 for a new substation, building delivery expected Sept. 19, contractors will mobilize in late September, and a recent outage was attributed to a raccoon at the Newton Substation. Street patching, chip-seal work, and fall cleanup were also reported.
Council received a multi-part update from Speaker 4 (Julie) on utilities and public-works projects including the new electrical substation, ongoing street repairs, and upcoming community events.
Julie said the substation transformer arrived and was set on Sept. 9, with the building scheduled for delivery on Sept. 19 and Carpenter Construction to be on-site to place conduit and pour a concrete pad around Sept. 22. She said staff are finalizing bids for wire and line components and working with…
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