Board: full engineering report not yet available; transformer testing shows mixed results

A resident asked whether the 2026–27 budget under consideration included findings from the engineering evaluation and infrastructure testing. Operations staff responded that the full report is not yet available and that major infrastructure work would be pursued separately and could require bond financing.

"That will be any projects that are done based on that, that will be separate because we'll have to go to bond for that," operations staff said, indicating that capital projects identified by the engineering work would not be covered by the operating budget vote.

On transformer testing, staff described mixed results: "They found that T3, the third transformer that we thought we were gonna have to completely fix is now doing better," the staff member said, adding that testing showed T1 is "no good at all" and would need replacement with different specifications. Staff said they currently have only test results and no final engineering report in hand.

The board did not take action on the engineering report or capital work at the meeting; staff said they will adjust specifications based on the testing before seeking required financing and approvals.