John R. Crooks was named as Utilities Manager by the Shakopee Public Utilities Commission effective April 6th, 2010 at its regular meeting on Monday, April 5th, 2010. Since 2001, Mr. Crooks has served as the Water Superintendent for Shakopee Public Utilities. During this time, Shakopee was one of the fastest growing communities in the metro area. Under the direction of Mr. Crooks, the water system serving Shakopee has increased in size from 8 to 18 production wells to meet the growing demands of our customer base which increased from 6,000 accounts to 10,500 accounts. Mr. Crooks has extensive experience in water supply management, long-term planning for utilities, utility rate development, and project management. In addition, Mr. Crooks presently serves as the Safety Director and Commission Secretary for Shakopee Public Utilities. Mr. Crooks lives in Prior Lake in an area served by Shakopee Public Utilities and has 3 children.

Planning and Engineering Director

Joseph Adams has served the Commission since 1992. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1983 with a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering and received his Professional License in 1991. After graduating from college, Mr. Adams worked for the U.S. Navy’s Facilities Engineering Command in the mobile utility facilities generation and distribution program for nine years.

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