THURSDAY, FEB 7TH, MIKE NICKESON OF MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY TRAVELED TO DES MOINES TO TALK WITH LAWMAKERS ABOUT ISSUES AFFECTING LOCAL UTILITIES. CONSUMER-OWNED UTILITIES PROVIDE IOWANS WITH LOW-COST WATER, SEWER AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES. NICKESON WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE MAQUOKETA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO ENCOURAGE EXPANSION
BY EXISTING BUSINESS AND TO RECRUIT NEW BUSINESSES TO THE MAQUOKETA AREA. WHILE IN DES MOINES, HE DISCUSSED SOME OF THESE ISSUES WTIH STATE SENATOR TOD BOWMAN OF MAQUOKETA, THE VICE CHAIR OF THE SENATE ECONOMIC GROWTH COMMITTEE.
PHOTO: BY JOHN BURNETT, IOWA ASSOC. OF MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
