We envision a Muscatine county where

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1. MPW is a municipal utility, that means it is owned by the community.

2. On behalf of the community, the Muscatine City Council appoints a five-person board of trustees to manage MPW. Board members include: 

Chairperson Keith Porter, President/CEO, Stanley Center for Peace and Security 

Vice Chairperson Tracy McGinnis, Senior Vice President, Retail Banking, CBI 

Kevin Fields, President/CAO, Kent Corporation. 

Susan Eversmeyer, Co-Owner, River Rehabilitation 

Stephen Bradford, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, HNI Corporation

3. MPW is at a critical moment in its history. The MPW Board of Trustees will soon determine the next generation of technology that will provide electricity to the Muscatine community. According to the most recent Power Supply Study, costs could reach $290 million.

4. In 2022 MPW assets totaled $243,629,233. 

5. No media source regularly, or even semi-regularly, observes meetings of the MPW Board of Trustees.

6. MPW has camera equipment available to use in the MPW Business Office Auditorium, where board meetings are held. Other meetings recorded in the MPW Business Office Auditorium can be found on MPW’s YouTube channel.  

7. MPW owns public access TV stations, including CIVIC-TV Channel 2.

8. CIVIC-TV Channel 2 broadcasts board meetings of publicly funded entities, including the Muscatine City Council and the Muscatine County Board of Supervisors.

9. MPW has more employees than the City of Muscatine and Muscatine County. According to the Muscatine Chamber of Commerce, MPW employs 265 people, the City of Muscatine employs 227 people, and Muscatine County employs 231 people.