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i <br />Elk River .~ <br />Municipal Utilities <br />13069 Orono Parkway • PO. Box 430 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0430 <br />September 1, 2009 <br />TO: Elk River Utilities Commission <br />John Dietz <br />Jerry Gumphrey <br />Daryl Thompson <br />FROM: Mark Fuchs <br />SUBJ: Staff Update -Electric Department <br />Phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />The following is a summary of projects and / or updates over the past several weeks: <br />1. Assisted the City with the Opticom lights over the intersections. We fixed the lights that <br />we could by changing bulbs and changing the angle of the Opticom receivers. <br />2. BNSF (the railroad) put in new services to five of the railroad crossing buildings. <br />3. Finished County Road #1 project. There will be more work next year after we aquire the <br />area from Connexus. <br />4. Started rebuilding taps in Area 23 (213th, 215th, and 218th off of County Road #13). <br />5. Continued working on Simonet Drive rebuild. <br />6. Started Xenia Avenue and Tipton Avenue rebuild. <br />7. Had two new house services. <br />8. Continued working on 193rd <br />9. Purchased a new pneumatic piercing tool and have been using it to push under driveways <br />in Area 23 tap rebuilds. It works well on pushes under fifty feet (see attached photos). <br />10. Getting bids for the SOOmcm road crossing. We will be crossing Hwy 101 north of <br />County Road 39. <br />