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Weatherford officials credit staff and Brazos Electric after outage interrupts 8,074 meters
Summary
Mayor and city staff said an electrical outage affected 8,074 meters and that coordinated crews restored service in about 152 minutes; Assistant City Manager Chad Marbutt credited public works, police, fire, water, engineering and Brazos Electric for the response.
Mayor called attention to an overnight electrical outage that interrupted 8,074 customer meters and said crews restored service to those units in 152 minutes. "We had the 8,074 meters that were interrupted during this event," the mayor said, and noted the speed of restoration considering the event's magnitude.
Assistant City Manager Chad Marbutt told the board the response required cross‑department coordination and outside utility cooperation. "Just to acknowledge the team that brings things like this back online," Marbutt said, citing mobilization of public works, police and fire, the water department’s work to reroute and operate lift stations and the wastewater plant without power, and coordination with Brazos Electric to restore substations.
The mayor thanked staff and customers for their patience and said the city will analyze the event to improve future responses. "We'll analyze this, we'll learn from it, and we'll learn how to grow and get better from it to serve you better," he said.
No additional operational actions were recorded in the meeting minutes; staff said they will provide follow‑up as after‑action reviews are completed.
