Utilities superintendent outlines $10.3M East Loop transmission‑main request and AMI meter progress

John Herbert, the utility superintendent, presented the utilities operating budget and several capital priorities, including an East Loop Transmission Main replacement estimated at $10,300,000. "It's $10,300,000," Herbert said when describing the scale of the replacement request; he explained that repeated leaks at welded joints on the existing transmission main have required expensive contracted repairs and that a trenchless/PVC replacement would reduce long‑term repair risk and operational costs.