City of Washington working to solve intermittent power issues

WASHINGTON, KS — City of Washington is aware that there has been an intermittent interruption in electrical service along Feeder Line 3, which services the far west side of town, including the Barnes addition. 

City staff have been working diligently to locate the issue, but so far are unable to find the problem.   They have been tracking the lines, checking and trimming trees, assessing insulators, cutouts, and evaluating the other aspects of the system.

So far, efforts to find the source of the brief interruptions in service has been unsuccessful, and we apologize for the inconvenience. City of Washington personnel share in the frustrations experienced by customers.  Unfortunately, until the source can be located, it cannot be corrected.

Staff requests that if you notice anything unusual along the distribution system, please report it to City Hall at 785-325-2284.  After hours, you may contact the emergency phone at 785-541-1313.