City Utilities

The board met for their regular meeting Thursday. During their finance report they heard about financial losses from storms this past April and June and about hotter than average temperatures in July.

The publicly-owned utility system also bumped up its estimate of the number of customers who faced a power outage due to the storm, from 50,000 to 62,000.

Severe winds and dry weather have impacted the region for the last week. They continue to cause trouble in the Ozarks today.

City Utilities of Springfield will have crews on standby 24/7.

The utility company said the projects are needed to add electric generation capacity.

The request is part of a directive from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

The Halloween Hustle will be held Saturday, October 25.

The same crew returned on Saturday from helping restore power after Hurricane Helene.

The project is funded by a federal grant. It will replace aging Aldyl A plastic pipes.

Dwayne Fulk will take over the top job from Gary Gibson who's retiring at the end of the year.