The Butler Public Power District's management and Board of Directors held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday in the new headquarters building. From left: Demi Bartunek - Executive Director Butler County Chamber of Commerce, architect Jack Jackson of Jackson-Jackson & Associates, David City Mayor Alan Zavodny, BPPD legal counsel James Papik, Dist. 6 Director Gary Yindrick, Dist. 5 Director Gary Kucera, Dist. 1 Director Walter Crook, Dist. 2 Director and Vice President Michael DeWispelare, District 7 Director and President John Schmid, General Manager Mark Kirby, Dist. 3 Director Larry Dauel, Dist. 4 Director Mark Blazek and BD Construction Project Manager Chris Langdon.
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BPPD General Manager Mark Kirby makes his remarks during the BPPD headquarters ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday.
BPPD staff member Mandi Topil leads a tour through the crew meeting room at the new headquarters facility.
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Crews worked much of last week to put the finishing touches on the new BPPD headquarters turf installation and parking lot.
This photo provides a scale of one of BPPD's boom trucks and the interior of the district's new truck barn. The facility makes use of technology to reduce energy consumption. It also greatly improves the readiness of work crews to respond to power outages in inclement weather.
The ribbon cutting of the new headquarters of the Butler Public Power District on Friday drew around 300 customers, former employees and other well-wishers.
The Butler Public Power District's management and Board of Directors held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday in the new headquarters building. From left: Demi Bartunek - Executive Director Butler County Chamber of Commerce, architect Jack Jackson of Jackson-Jackson & Associates, David City Mayor Alan Zavodny, BPPD legal counsel James Papik, Dist. 6 Director Gary Yindrick, Dist. 5 Director Gary Kucera, Dist. 1 Director Walter Crook, Dist. 2 Director and Vice President Michael DeWispelare, District 7 Director and President John Schmid, General Manager Mark Kirby, Dist. 3 Director Larry Dauel, Dist. 4 Director Mark Blazek and BD Construction Project Manager Chris Langdon.
This photo provides a scale of one of BPPD's boom trucks and the interior of the district's new truck barn. The facility makes use of technology to reduce energy consumption. It also greatly improves the readiness of work crews to respond to power outages in inclement weather.
