Getting closer. . .

To some electric news. Not electrifying as that would imply something is imminent.

We have had the initial electrical use study; we have had the topographical study (need to wait for the supervisor to OK the topographical study) and then there will be a group meeting to approve the electrical use and the topographical study. . . and then we should be getting our new transformer.

After we do the name-change to have the transformer and power lines put into the hotel's name.

Definitely a lot of bureaucracy involved in getting new lines and transformers here. The biggest hurdle was that the original lines and transformers are in another person's name. This is a problem here, as since we can't track down this person, there is a fee paid (an average of the past six months of electrical use) to change the name on the account to the current owners of Tree Houses.

Then there were the other studies. We have been told that once all the studies are complete, it will be a short period of time before we have new lines and a new transformer. However, we were also told that a name change, topographical study and other issues weren't necessary, so we're not holding our collective breath here.

Hence the cutting of some trees and limbs so the power company can put in the new posts and lines and transformer.

While we are a bit closer than the last time we posted, the over/under on getting everything done is around September 1, and most of us are taking the over; being the cynical lot that we are.