Growth Theme Of Decatur Utilities Records Set In 1966
Decatur Utilities report record growth across three departments as 1966 totals rise. Electric Department under Dick Watkins adds about 400 customers to reach roughly 13 563, with 137 industrial 1 418 commercial and 12 008 residential customers. TVA power payments total 2 218 185 65 and city tax of 183 000. New TVA primary substation at Trinity expands delivery to Decatur with power from March 10. A 16 000 street lighting program was announced by Mayor Gilmer Blackburn.
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City upgrades set for mercury street lights and new substations
Watkins notes 1965 progress and goals to finish two thirds of work by 1968. A 6,000 kilowatt substation began service on East Market Street, a 15,000 kilowatt substation serves west of Danville Road, and 50 percent of a 46 kilowatt transmission line on Beltline Road is completed. Plans call for a 7,500 kilowatt residential substation near the Boys' Club on 3rd Street with capacity doubled later this year.
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Decatur Utilities Outline Major Expansion Plans
The city’s TVA distributor status includes 13 residential and seven industrial substations and growing electric use. Growth doubles in two 10 year periods with demand rising from 500 million kWh to one billion kWh in ten years, prompting plant expansion from 5 to 10 million dollars. The gas department reports 1.63 million revenue with 3,732 average customers and a peak of 4,040, plus large line purchases and new service gains. Water and sewer projects push capacity, with a 24 million gallon per day target, a 16 inch main, new facilities, and plans for a second sewerage plant as Decatur grows.
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City Of Decatur Ends Record Spending Year
Decatur reported its largest spending year in 1966 and anticipated higher expenditures for 1967. The 1965-66 General Fund ran a $89,000 deficit with a $79,794 surplus overall, boosted by large one time outlays such as 85,000 for 14th Street Overpass rights of way and several major projects.
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