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Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
(a subsidiary of WPS Resources Corporation)
3300 N. Main Street
PO. Box 420
Oshkosh, WI 54903-0420
1-800-450-7260
March 1, 2006
Jake Cumber
113 Knapp Street
Oshkosh, VVl54902
RE: Bent Periscope for Electric Wires
Dear Sir/Madam:
Our electric service line inspection program has found an electrical code violation at the address
listed above. The code violation found will be marked with an X in the list below.
( ) Bare customer wires beyond VVPS connection point.
( ) Bent service wire periscope.
() Broken/Detached service wire attachment point or periscope back guy.
( ) Customer property contacting VVPS service wires.
( ) Service wires entering the residence before the meter.
(X) Unsupported meter base and/or service wire conduit.
( ) Inaccessible VVPS equipment.
( ) Broken conduit at the meter base.
Due to the dangerous nature of electricity, this problem needs to be corrected as soon as
possible. If the situation is left without repair, the result could include power outages to the
residence, further damage to other parts of your electric service entrance, and/or a fire. Please
call your electrician or other service agency to assist you in making the necessary repairs.
VVisconsin Public Service (VVPS) is working in conjunction with the City of Oshkosh electrical
inspectors on this matter and the situation may fall under the City of Oshkosh Municipal Code
Section 11-40. If the situation is not corrected within 30 days, the inspector will begin to enforce
the applicable municipal code and may result in disconnection of electric service. Please call
the City of Oshkosh electrical inspector's office at (920) 236-5050 with any questions regarding
the municipal code.
If you have any other questions about the code violation, please call me at (920) 236-5915.
Sincerely,
tu-
Eric Strangeway
Regional Electric Engineer - VVPS
CC: City of Oshkosh Electrical Inspectors
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