Also attending were Rob Gross, Houston County s emergency management coordinator, County Commissioners Dave Corcoran and Larry Graf, Police Chief Todd Nelson, City Administrator Bill Waller, former mayor Mike Poellinger, plus other citizens and Shore Acres residents. Shore Acres was the only area of the city which suffered damage to homes. Brian Jerviss, from Ace Communications, said he hopes to begin working to restore phone service to Shore Acres as soon as Monday. He believes the main phone line serving the neighborhood is cut. Starting Tuesday, City of La Crescent maintenance workers will be shown how to restore power to the sewer pumps that service Shore Acres homes.
City officials believe the sewer main is intact.
Most of the pumps should be fine but there are a few steps to follow as the city turns them back on again. The pumps can operate continuously once they are back on line. But that wears them out faster, reported a spokesman for the company that provided the sewer equipment. People's Gas reported that gas service should be restored as soon as residential meters are functional. The company needs to maintain gas pressure in its main line.