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Table of Contents <br /> Table of 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 /> Charged up for Change 12 <br /> Changeover of Power 14 <br /> New Challenges,More Growth 20 <br /> A History of Elk River Municipal Utilities: Part II 23 <br /> New Territory,New Leadership 23 <br /> Rapid Growth—Establishing and Implementing Priorities 27 <br /> A New 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 /> The Big 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 /> Appendix E: Statistics 67 <br /> Appendix F: Part I Selected Bibliography 69 <br /> Appendix G: Part II Selected Bibliography 75 <br /> 67 <br />