“Legacy” — Named by the Visual Arts Committee

 

While overseeing the removal of a canyon voltage system within the engineering department, I recognized a separate but related challenge — the Chamber of Commerce had been pushing for a reliable downtown power source to support events, vendors, and live music.

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Public power access required more than just an underground feed — it needed a dedicated structure to safely house connections and provide usable plug-in access.

Rather than treating these as unrelated issues, I approached them as one system.

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I coordinated across the electric department, linemen, a local business owner (easement), the Chamber of Commerce, the visual arts committee, and a welder to bring the solution together — aligning technical requirements, public use needs, and the surrounding environment into one cohesive system.

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Using steel poles removed from the canyon project — original infrastructure from Loveland’s 1920s electric system — I designed a permanent structure to meet that need. I developed the electrical one-line and construction drawings, with fabrication completed by a welder and installation carried out by linemen in the field.

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The result is both functional and symbolic: a permanent power access point that supports downtown events, local business activity, and community use, while serving as a tribute to the linemen who built and continue to sustain the system.