Last week while attempting to resolve a power outage caused by a lightning strike on our power transmission line, we made a disturbing discovery. Someone has deliberately stripped the copper grounding wire from many of our utility poles leading from the silver mine substation to our municipal substation on 100 North. Not only did this contribute to the difficulties of restoring power, but has presented us with a costly challenge to repair and replace the theft that has occurred. With copper prices at an all time high, this is not an uncommon occurance with power utilities. Unfortunately, we all ultimately end up paying for this kind of burglary.
We would ask for your help and interest in keeping our utility infrastructure intact and operating safely. Please help us by watching for any unusual behavior or suspicious activites related to any of our City services and report that to proper authorities at once.
