The city of Granville will pay a $3000 fine for violations at its city owned propane plant.
Granville has the last municipally-owned propanesystem in North Dakota. It provides heat to 123 customers.
Public Service Commissioner Brian Kalk said inspectors found four separate violations. He said at first, PSC staff recommended a $30,000 fine – but Kalk said the city has solved the problems.
"This will put a bite on city revenues to pay this fine," Kalk said. "But you can't just suspend everything."
Kalk said there has to be accountability.
"They'll hear from their constituents on that," Kalk said.
It isn't the first time Granville has had violations. Kalk said at least the city has made some changes to try to prevent this from happening in the future.
"They have one individual there who is a 'city guru,'" Kalk said. "He shovels snow, he does the roads and he operates the gas plant. He's a jack-of-all-trades."
Kalk said the city has also hired an outside firm to take care of problems when that person is away,