(KLZA)--The Falls City Council approved authorization to execute a grant agreement for the City Electrical Grid and Modernization Project in an amount of up to $850,000 when they met Monday evening.
The grant would require just over $301,000 in matching funds.
The project would be designed to improve system reliability by replacing the aging 5kV structure with a 13.8 kV system, to ensure the continuity of essential services to critical facilities.
The project will included the installation of approximately 1,500 feet of underground cabling and replace the more than 50-year-old wooden structure with modern components and would include advanced monitoring and establish training programs for utility staff to ensure proficiency in operating and maintaining the new system.
The Council also approved execution of an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Nebraska City, for the joint purchase and sharing of electric generating parts with a total parts cost of $65,000, with the Falls City share being $32,500.
City Administrator Anthony Nussbaum reported during the meeting that three people have been hired for the City Line Crew including one journeyman.
The City is in the midst of replacing the 6 members of the line crew who resigned their positions earlier this spring.
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