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(KLZA)-- Around 40 people attended the City Council meeting in Pawnee City on March 14th hoping to help persuade the Nebraska Public Power District to continue to keep the general manager position in Pawnee City.
Current general manger John DeFreece is expected to retire this spring.
City Clerk Tammy Stephens said a number of people spoke urging NPPD to retain the position in Pawnee City. Chamber President Dan Lovercheck pointed out some of the important reasons to keep a person in Pawnee City. Also speaking was Bob Miller with the Pawnee City Community Foundation and County Commissioner Ron Seitz.
NPPD was represented at the meeting. Tim Arlt, General Manager of Retail announced NPPD had decided to keep a general manager in Pawnee City, in part to the strong efforts by the public to make their feelings known.
NPPD provides power to 80 communities in Nebraska with more than 1,700 miles of lines in Southeast Nebraska.
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