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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities <br /> 322 King Avenue phone: 763.441.2020 <br /> Elk River,MN 55330 Fax:763.441.8099 <br /> January 8, 2004 <br /> To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br /> John Dietz <br /> Jerry Takle <br /> James Tralle <br /> From: Bryan Adams <br /> Subject: Miscellaneous Issues <br /> Enclosed is the packet for Tuesday, January 13, 2004 commission meeting at 4:00 p.m. <br /> The following are articles for your review. <br /> a) Transmission and Distribution—4th quarter 2003 article titled, "Powerless". <br /> A good article about the August blackout. <br /> b) The Kiplinger Letter, December 19, 2003 article, "Mending America". Good <br /> article about Americas aging infrastructure. <br /> c) The Kiplinger Letter Special Report titled, "What's Ahead for 2004". <br /> d) Waterworld, November 2003 article, "Associations Debate Water Tax Issue". <br /> On January 22, 2004 at 7:00 p.m., Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA), <br /> is holding a regional meeting at the LFG Environmental Learning Center. They will <br /> address at this meeting legislative activities, reliability and regulatory issues, and MMUA <br /> activities. Attached is the meeting notice. <br /> APPA is hosting the annual legislative rally in Washington DC, February 1-4, 2004. This <br /> is a particularly important year for the federal energy legislation will be debated again <br /> this year with proposed legislation. Jerry Takle and myself will be attending this rally <br /> unless this commission desires otherwise. The city of Manassas, Virginia is also hosting <br /> a presentation, showcasing their broadband internet service via power line carrier. This is <br /> an exciting new technology we have been watching for a couple of years. <br />