Congresswoman McCollum, City Officials Tout Oakdale’s Energy Efficiency Improvements

Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov

St. Paul, MN - Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) and Oakdale city officials will host an energy efficiency groundbreaking event, which will feature improvements to the Oakdale Public Works Building. Officials will tour the facility and discuss planned improvements.

These improvements include the installation of a new geothermal heat pump system, which would use water from an existing nearby water filtration facility to heat and cool the Public Works facility. The City of Oakdale will also replace existing high-pressure sodium parking lot lamps located at the City Hall and Public Works facilities with light-emitting diode (LED) lamps.

Last year, Congresswoman McCollum worked to secure $400,000 for energy efficiency upgrades for Oakdale through the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3183).

WHO: Congresswoman Betty McCollum
Oakdale Mayor Carmen Sarrack
City Administrator Craig Waldron
Oakdale City Council Members

WHEN: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 2:30 - 3:30 PM

WHERE: Oakdale Public Works, 1900 Hadley Avenue North, Oakdale, MN, 55128

Media outlets interested in attending this event are asked to RSVP to Maria Reppas at maria.reppas@mail.house.gov

Congresswoman Betty McCollum serves on the House Appropriations and Budget Committees.

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