SDMEA Hometown Power - Tyndall

Tyndall

Bob Brattmiller was one of the first Electrical Superintendents I met. I first met Bob at the 2017 Superintendent/Foreman Conference. When I arrived in Tyndall, Bob was quick to ask if we were going to be able to have another one next year since we had to cancel this year. Bob was one of the five that actually made it to Watertown before we had to cancel, so I did get to visit with him quite a bit. Bob has always been quiet, reserved, polite and knowledgeable about his occupation.

The City of Tyndall also hired Jeff Honner in October of 2016 to begin learning more about the electrical industry. Jeff did attend Mitchell Technical Institute for Powerline Construction and has been working with MMUA to obtain his Journeyman’s license.

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Bob Brattmiller and Jeff Honner

Tyndall is a growing community with several new businesses in town. They have utilized grants from Heartland Consumers Power District which gave rebates in electrical rates and LED energy efficiency upgrades.

Tyndall City Park and Walk Path

One of the changes that Bob mentioned was changing 98% of the city from 2400 volt to 12470. They have also been changing out street lights and have black steel with black fixtures now on main street. They plan to replace 25 lights per year and are hoping to light the city park and walk path with LED as well. Along with the park and walk path, Bob is hoping to bore underground secondary on Birch Street which is the farthest street west in Tyndall and the street you would turn on to get to the school.

There is also a Main Street underground Primary project which will be completed in the next couple of years. Tyndall already has an AMI system deployed throughout the city along with load management.

Jeff also brought up the Baseball field improvements, which include new lights, and a new concession stand. I immediately perked up when baseball was mentioned and quickly decided that Jeff and I could be friends as he play amateur baseball as well. He will be playing long after I am done, but it’s always fun to talk to people who have the same interests.

Bob and Jeff are both originally from Tabor and now live in Tyndall. They have a beautiful community and as soon as I left, I sent my traditional email to my wife, “Hey Kelsey, I just found a great community, want to move to Tyndall?”. I love every community that I get to visit and Tyndall was no exception. Stop and see it, you will also see what makes their HOMETOWN great!

Tyndall Municipal Building

Questions? Comments?

Email me at Chris@sdmunicipalleague.org or call at 605770-6299.

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