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Table of Contents <br /> Tableof Contents.............................................................................................................................i <br /> Foreword—A Century of Service..................................................................................................iii <br /> A History of Elk River Municipal Utilities: Part I.......................................................................... 1 <br /> Elk River before Electricity ........................................................................................................2 <br /> "Waterman's Folly».................................................................................................................... 3 <br /> Litigation of Large-Scale Ownership........................................................................................ 10 <br /> Chargedup for Change............................................................................................................. 12 <br /> Changeoverof Power................................................................................................................ 14 <br /> NewChallenges, More Growth ................................................................................................ 20 <br /> A History of Elk River Municipal Utilities: Part II ......................................................................23 <br /> NewTerritory,New Leadership............................................................................................... 23 <br /> Rapid Growth Establishing and Implementing Priorities.................................................... 27 <br /> ANew Millennium................................................................................................................... 30 <br /> Energy City, Sustainability, and Conservation......................................................................... 34 <br /> Landfill Gas-To-Electric Generation Facility........................................................................... 35 <br /> The Jackson Street Water Tower.............................................................................................. 37 <br /> Challenges Lead to Great Opportunities................................................................................... 38 <br /> TheBig Stone II Decision......................................................................................................... 39 <br /> Midwest Municipal Transmission Group and Transmission Investment................................. 41 <br /> Public Power, Local Control, and Ownership of Our Future ................................................... 42 <br /> Growth and Electric Service Territory...................................................................................... 43 <br /> Minnesota Municipal Power Agency........................................................................................ 43 <br /> Reflection on a Century of Service........................................................................................... 45 <br /> Afterword—A Future of Growth..................................................................................................47 <br /> Appendix A: Resolution and Creating a Utilities Commission.................................................... 49 <br /> Appendix B: By-Laws of the Water and Light Commission, Village of Elk River, Minnesota.. 51 <br /> Appendix C: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commissioners and Employees............................... 57 <br /> Appendix D: Service Territory Maps ........................................................................................... 63 <br /> AppendixE: Statistics................................................................................................................... 67 <br /> Appendix F: Part I Selected Bibliography.................................................................................... 69 <br /> Appendix G: Part II Selected Bibliography.................................................................................. 75 <br /> i <br />