Board hears storm restoration report and fiscal-year startup figures

Municipal services staff reported a storm that affected roughly 5,300 customers and required mutual-aid crews from neighboring utilities and private contractors. Staff said major customer outages were largely restored by Monday after the storm, with remaining single- and double-customer outages addressed over the following days; crews completed restoration work and tree-clearing operations and the city provided a free brush drop-off to assist residents.

Finance staff summarized first-month fiscal figures for the new fiscal year: IPL’s amended operating budget for 2027 is $250 million with year-to-date actuals representing a small portion of that budget; water capital was shown at an amended $36 million with about $1.7 million used in July; sanitary sewer capital amended for the year is about $24 million with small July expenditures. Staff distributed lists of capital projects and remaining balances for board awareness rather than for action.