SEPTEMBER 2011 PAGE 5 PLAY IT SAFE MONTHLY REPORT Before you dig
Know what’s down there
BY GUY DALE coordinator of safety & loss control
Whether it’s a new deck or a landscaping project, fall is a great time for outdoor plans.
If your projects include digging, make sure the job can be done safely. Underground utilities, such as buried gas, water, and electric lines, can be a shovel thrust away from turning a summer project into a disaster.
To find out where utility lines run on your property, dial 811 from anywhere in the country a few days prior to digging. Your call will be routed to a local “one call” center. Tell the operator where you’re planning to dig and what type of work you will be doing. They will contact the local utilities.
In a few days, a locator will arrive to mark the location of any underground lines, pipes, and cables with flags or marking paint so you’ll know what’s below. Then the safe digging can begin.
Although many homeowners tackling do-it-yourself digging projects are aware of “Call Before You Dig” services, most don’t take advantage of the service.
Although light gardening typically doesn’t call for deep digging, other seemingly simple tasks like planting shrubs or installing a new mailbox post can damage utility lines. A severed line can disrupt service, harm diggers, and potentially result in fines and repair costs.
Never assume the location or depth of underground utility lines. There’s no need: the 811 service is free, and sure beats losing power.
To visit with Guy Dale about safety issues, or to schedule a free safety presentation, please call 800- 760-6486, ext. 227.
Rural Electric taxes collected
for local schools (For July 2011 collections)
Choctaw Electric Cooperative gross receipts taxes are collected by the state and distributed to local schools. The amount each school receives is based on the number of miles of CEC line in the school district. Ninety-five percent is distributed to schools. The remaining five percent is retained by the state.
SCHOOL Lane
Farris
Bennington Grant Swink
Boswell
Ft. Towson Soper Hugo
Rattan
Whitesboro Forest Grove Lukfata Glover
Denison
Holly Creek Idabel
Haworth Valliant
Eagletown Smithville Wright City Battiest
Broken Bow Nashoba Clayton Antlers Moyers
TOTALS 95% paid to schools
5% paid to state 100% paid by CEC
CURRENT MONTH $7.37
$1,561.04 $114.79
$1,860.11 $317.82
$1,142.47 $2,484.92 $1,834.12 $2,987.02 $3,996.07 $132.72
$1,020.45 $755.58 $881.07 $642.74 $851.75
$1,677.36 $3,551.23 $2,442.39 $1,293.25 $2,588.31 $1,355.51 $2,623.47 $3,552.20 $976.82 $747.38
$4,783.20 $1,560.07
YEAR-TO-DATE $7.37
$1,561.04 $114.79
$1,860.11 $317.82
$1,142.47 $2,484.92 $1,834.12 $2,987.02 $3,996.07 $132.72
$1,020.45 $755.58 $881.07 $642.74 $851.75
$1,677.36 $3,551.23 $2,442.39 $1,293.25 $2,588.31 $1,355.51 $2,623.47 $3,552.20 $976.82 $747.38
$4,783.20 $1,560.07
your CO-OP
$47,741.23 $2,512.70 $50,253.93
SOURCE: OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION
$47,741.23 $2,512.70 $50,253.93
CEC
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