Historical April–May 2019 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Time has rendered our existing gas service infrastructure prone to leaks and difficult to maintain.
It is a neighborhood-wide project to replace our old cast iron gas pipes with new high-pressure plastic pipes. Spire will move the gas meters from the inside of buildings to the exterior for easier meter reading and service.
This will permit the company to turn off the gas more safely and easily in the event that work must be done within the building.
From Spire: Spire has been doing extensive work in the SkinkerDebaliviere neighborhood.
We plan to be complete with our work this fall. Our approach to these upgrades is to do everything at once.
I know it can seem inconvenient at the time, but once we are done, we’re done.
If you are a homeowner, we want to talk with you.
We want to work together to find a new location for your natural gas meter that works for both you and Spire.
With proper space we can place a gas meter on the side or the back of your home.
We can also work to blend in the gas meter with your existing décor, or even paint it or provide shrubs to go in front of it.
The gas meter won’t change your façade or the appearance of your home or business.
But sometimes, the front is the only and safest option.
From the TIMES: By this issue we had hoped to provide our readers with a progress report on where and when the disruption to our neighborhood streets is scheduled.That information did not make our deadline.
When we do obtain this information, it will be posted on our website so that it will be available in a timely fashion. Our website is http://sdtimes.org.
Original photograph caption
Gas line replacement work pictured with progress report.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April–May 2019.
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