3-Person Citizen Committee Proposed To Review El Paso Utilities

El Paso City Rep. Steve Ortega has proposed forming a three-person committee to review what went wrong and went went right during last week’s winter storm.

The unpaid volunteer positions would be open to any members of the public who have some understanding of how utilities work.

“They would be able to present their findings, not only to the city council, but to the community as well,” Ortega said. “The recommendations that make the most sense. it would be incumbent upon the council to adopt those recommendations.”

City Council will vote on the issue at this Tuesday’s meeting.

City council will also discuss and take action to waive the process and permit fee with anything related to plumbing repairs due to the recent weather crisis.

In executive session, City Council will discuss the “Investigation into power outages in El Paso Electric’s service area before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.”