County reports continuing electrical problems at well #3 and Fire Tower Road tank

Sep 2, 2025

County Manager Thomas Weaver told commissioners the Fire Tower Road tank and well #3 have recurrent failures that staff suspect are electrical; surge suppression equipment was ordered and temporary HVAC measures for controls are being considered.

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County Manager Thomas Weaver reported repeated outages at the Fire Tower Road tank and continuing problems with well #3, telling the commission staff "feel like it is an electrical issue, because there aren't any issues anywhere else" and that surge suppression equipment is on order. He said a company called Hammock Wells responded quickly to the recent outage and Burgamy Electric has done much of the repair work.

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