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5) Foundation work is complete on the station 14 substation expansion. <br />Grounding and steel erection will start shortly. GRE is becoming a large <br />concern with their station 14 upgrade. They are replacing a transformer and <br />increasing the bus size. The transformer is GE made in Mexico with delivery in <br />early Sept. Much of their substation material is not ordered yet. We have <br />grave concerns how GRE will serve our load at station 14 and yet meet the <br />11- l -06 deadline to provide Target with 10.3 M.W. additional capacity. <br />6) Installation of 4`~ engine/generator at the landfill has started. Delivery of engine in <br />the 4`~' week of May. This unit should be operational by late June. <br />7) Progress continues to be made on the Co Rd 33 project. The O.H. portion of the line is <br />constructed through the gravel mine on the new Co Rd 33 alignment. A lot of work <br />still remains for this project. <br />APPA's 2006 national conference is June 10-14 in Chicago. I plan to attend unless this board <br />desires otherwise. I would also encourage this commission to attend. <br />At the April ERMUC meeting, the commission desires to investigate providing Internet service <br />to the Elk River area. Mr. Mark Erickson, who I have met through MMUA, is very <br />knowledgeable about the telecommunication industry and would snake a presentation to this <br />commission. Due to the length of his presentation, we have scheduled hiin for our June meeting <br />when the agenda is shorter. <br />Enclosed is the following information for your reading enjoyment: <br />1) Connexus Energy March 2006 newsletter "Connection" addressing their rate increase <br />2) Owatonna Peoples Press 4-2-06 article titled "Reliable, affordable electricity at risk" <br />3) 4-18-06 correspondence from GRE indicating the UPA-CP merger is complete and our <br />agreement has been assumed by GRE <br />4) 3-31-06 Kiplinger Letter addressing jobs and workers <br />5) Article from Waterworld titled "Website focuses on Water Infrastructure" <br />6) 2 sheets on water. The first sheet addresses water facts in general and Minnesota in <br />particular. The second sheet is titled "So you think you water rates are too high?" <br />7) Part of agenda items 5.2 addresses loss of CDL license. This article from the League <br />of MN Cities addressed "Violations in a personal vehicle will impact your city's CDL <br />holders." Also attached is excerpt from MN statutes on disqualification of drivers <br />