CLAY CENTER Gifts in many forms are soon possible for taxpayers and taxing entities in these parts, once some push is built into a nearby crude oil pipeline.
What developed over a decade is finally good news, said Gary Griffiths, a former member of the Clay Center Public Utilities Commission.
“It’s happening, and there will be phenomenal benefits to the community,” he said.
Many facets are involved in a boon for Clay Center and Clay County, stemming from the pipeline and a new construction project.
Electricity requirements for a pump station going up on a hill roughly 3 1/2 miles southeast of town, will eventually lower electrical bills for customers in Clay Center and its hinterlands in Clay County by at least 14%, said Scott Glaves, director of utilities for the Clay Center Public Utilities Commission.