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HARVEY COUNTY – After a homeowner threatened employees during meter replacement work recently in Reno County, law enforcement authorities in Harvey County are alerting residents that starting Monday, Westar Energy will be replacing more electric meters.
Workers will begin work in the southwest part of the county and the northeast part of the City of Newton, according to a social media report.
Everyone’s meter will get changed out. The changing of the meters will just take a few minutes, but there will be a short period of time when you will not have electric power to your house. The installers will knock on your door to let you know they are there to change the meter out.
They will be wearing vests and hard hats with identification of “Oasis working for Westar”
Their work trucks will have signs on them saying the same thing. They will provide you with information about the meter being changed out and recommend that you shut off electronic appliances when they change out the meters.
They will be informing the Sheriff’s Office each day to let us know where they will be working.
Kerry Getz, 62, Hutchinson, was charged by the state with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery causing reckless bodily harm and criminal damage to property for an incident on March 17 involving the switching of an electric meter.