At the City Council meeting Tuesday night, the council will hear sour news on the long-running project of the electrical department.

The 161-KV Transmission Line project, which would create a network for transferring power for this region, was shot down by the Iowa Utilities Board last week.

“They denied the franchise for construction, which means we can’t go forward with the construction,” said Donald Kom, director of electrical services.

The main concern the Board had with the project is the study performed by 2004 to determine the route of the line.

“This project is required to maintain the same level of reliability for the whole region, and both the city and the IUB agree on that,” Kom said.

Kom said that the next step was being examined by the city staff.

“It’s unclear whether we can update the study, or if we have to file a new franchise,” he said.

The council will also hear about the project for a nitrogen oxide control system for the power plant.

While the project received bids for completion, there was a small oversight.

“We only got two bidders, and in their bids some critical information in the info packets was missed,” Kom said.

He continued by saying that it was important to reexamine the project and educate potential bidders about the specifications of the project.

There is a motion for the council to reject the bids for the project and a motion to set the new bid due date as July 31.

There also are new judicial rulings from a district court in Washington D.C. concerning federal EPA rules to be examined.

“We’re trying to evaluate what the court did, and how that may apply,” Kom said.