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Fulton Energy Center groundbreaking set for June 10 as city weighs in-house work to curb rising labor costs
Summary
Board heard that the Fulton Energy Center generation project is "locked in" and an MPUA groundbreaking is scheduled for June 10 at 10:00 a.m. Staff said rising labor costs are prompting consideration of keeping tasks (surveying, road work, water lines) in-house to save money.
Board members were informed that the Fulton Energy Center generation project is in place and that an MPUA groundbreaking is scheduled for June 10 at 10:00 a.m. The meeting record states that the project is "locked in" and staff announced the date and time for the groundbreaking at the Fulton Energy Center.
Staff also told the board that increasing labor costs have led the city to evaluate which construction-related tasks could be performed by city employees to lower expenses. Examples discussed included surveying the property, building the access road and running water lines; no formal decision to reassign work to city crews was made at the meeting.
