ANNOUNCEMENTS

PLANNED OUTAGE NOTICE Minnesota Power will be upgrading the electric distribution system in Chisholm to improve reliability and performance. Outages are required to complete these upgrades, and will be conducted in stages July 28-29 and August 18-19.

Minnesota Power will be upgrading the electric distribution system in your area.

As part of this work, the distribution voltage will be converted to a higher operating voltage to improve the reliability and performance of the electric system. To complete this work, a planned power outage is required.

What you should know:

• Outages will occur July 28-29 and August 18-19.
• Outages will begin at 8:00 a.m.
• Work will be conducted in stages throughout the city, so outage timing may vary by location
• Customers affected by these planned outages will receive an automated phone call before the scheduled outage.
• If your phone number or contact information has changed, please update your Minnesota Power account before the outage dates. Login or sign-up for My Account at mnpower.com/My Account.

What to expect:

To reduce the length of the outage, Minnesota Power will have line crews from multiple service centers working throughout the community. You may see a large number of utility personnel and vehicles in your neighborhood, including within utility easements on private property.

For your safety, please stay clear of all work areas, equipment, and line crews. Our crews will be focused on completing the work safely and restoring power as quickly as possible. Please avoid approaching crews with questions while work is in progress.

We understand planned outages are inconvenient, and we appreciate your patience. These system upgrades will help us continue providing safe, reliable service to our customers.

Notice of Filing for the 2026 State General Election St. Louis County, Minnesota

 

 

PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING UPDATES

The City of Chisholm will be constructing a new public works facility and a public utilities heated storage building at 100 7th Street SW.  

The Design Group, Inc. of Chisholm was hired for Architectural and Engineering Services as well as Construction Coordination of several small individual trade contracts for the new Public Works Facility and Public Utilities Heated Storage Building. The Site Survey was completed by SEH, Inc. 

 

	PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY	PUBLIC UTILITIES HEATED STORAGE BUILDING
ESTIMATED TIME FRAME	SPRING 2026-WINTER 2026	SPRING 2026-WINTER 2026
APPROXIMATE SQUARE FOOTAGE	18,000 SQUARE FEET	5,000 SQUARE FEET

 

WATER SERVICE LINE INVENTORY SUBMITTED 

The City of Chisholm has completed and submitted a water service line materials inventory to the Minnesota Department of Health. The service line inventory is publicly available, and you can review the materials for your service line by visiting the Lead Inventory Tracking Tool (LITT) at https://maps.umn.edu/LSL/.You may also contact the City of Chisholm at 218-254-7900 for more information. As of August 30, 2024, the City's inventory contains 375 lead,497galvanized requiring replacement, 263 unknown material, and1,112non-lead service lines.