Substation replacement gets quick action at council meeting

At Monday’s regular meeting, the City Council approved the electric department’s request to seek bids without public advertisement for a transformer to replace the one at the Church Street Electric Substation that failed last week, causing a fire at the substation and power outages in the central business district.

A special City Council meeting to consider emergency bids received and award contracts for the replacement transformer and related machinery has been set for Monday, 5:30 p.m., in the conference room at City Hall.

“We will be hard-pressed to make it through the summer without this transformer in place,” said Scott Sligh, electric department superintendent, at Monday’s meeting.

Substation replacement gets quick action at council meeting