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~j <br />Elk River -= <br />Municipal Utilities <br />13069 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 430 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0430 <br />July 9, 2008 <br />To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />Jerry Takle <br />Jerry Gumphrey <br />John Dietz <br />From: Bryan Adams <br />Subject: Miscellaneous Issues <br />Phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />Enclosed is the packet for the Tuesday, July 15, 2008 commission meeting at 4:00 p.m. <br />The cooler and wetter weather continues to affect electric and water usages. Electric usages are <br />up 6.5% above last year due to the data centers while water usages are down 9.5% from last year. <br />Enclosed is the following information for your review. <br />1) June 27, 2008 edition of The Kiplinger Letter addressing gas prices. <br />2) Sherburne Tribune article titled, "Demographer says CRUW region will continue to <br />grow." <br />3) Waterworld June 2008 article titled, "Mayors Question Costs of Bottled Water Usage." <br />Our Well #9 was put into operation, although there are still many clean-up items to be <br />completed. <br />Many employees are asking about going to a 4 day work week as a strategy to save energy. <br />Some cities have tried it with mixed results. Because most of our employees live within the 12 <br />mile report distance, I question if we would save much energy. Because of our service to the <br />public we would still be open 5 days/week and open 10 hours instead of 8 hours. The extra 2 <br />hours of building operation may off-set any transportation cost savings. Does the commission <br />have a strong opinion about this issue? <br />