A groundbreaking was held Monday, May 11 on a new Centre Customer Service Center for the DeKalb-Cherokee Counties Gas District. City officials and DC Gas board members attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the 2,500-square-foot building, which will replace the current office at 1111 W. Main St.

“We’re excited to soon be able to offer a new facility to serve our customers,” said Michelle Presley, DC Gas office manager. “This project has been highly anticipated for some time, and we’re thrilled to see it realized.”

Construction is expected to be completed by late summer to better serve customers in Cherokee County this fall.

About DC Gas

DC Gas delivers clean, safe, and efficient natural gas to its customers in DeKalb, Cherokee, and Etowah counties. 

Community leaders in Fort Payne, Collinsville and Centre joined forces in 1953 to establish the DeKalb-Cherokee Counties Gas District. Later expansions took the district into Cedar Bluff from Centre, and onto Sand Mountain covering Crossville, Geraldine, Fyffe, Rainsville and Powell. Numerous expansions have occurred since that time and, today, DC Gas owns and operates approximately 750 miles of gas main and serves approximately 8,000 customers.

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A groundbreaking was held Monday, May 11, 2020 for the new DC Gas District office in Centre, Alabama. Pictured from left are Collinsville Mayor and DC Gas Board Member Johnny Traffenstedt, DC Gas Board Member Brandi Lyles, Fort Payne City Councilman and DC Gas Board Member Brian Baine, DC Gas Operations Manager Jeff Chandler, Fort Payne City Councilman and DC Gas President Johnny Eberhart, Centre Mayor and DC Gas Vice President Tony Wilkie, Centre City Councilman and DC Gas Board Member Phillip Roberts, DC Gas Crew Chief Matthew Wooten and Regina Sonaty, DC Gas office staffer.