City of Perry Natural Gas Awarded National Operational Excellence

The American Public Gas Association (APGA) presented the City of Perry Natural Gas system with the prestigious APGA System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) for excellence in operating its natural gas utility.

Public natural gas systems are entrusted by their customers to deliver clean and affordable natural gas through a safe and reliable distribution pipeline system.

Out of approximately 750 APGA members, the City of Perry was selected for SOAR level Bronze by its peers on the APGA Operations and Safety Committee. The selection was based on demonstrated excellence in the areas of system integrity, system improvement, employee safety, and workforce development.

City of Perry Public Works Superintendent Ansley Fitzner, commented, “The City of Perry and Inframark continues to have a successful partnership bringing natural gas to our customers. The men and women work hard around the clock to bring the quality services our community expects.”

APGA President and CEO David Schryver remarked, “Perry consistently demonstrates a commitment to providing natural gas safely and efficiently to their community and serves as a model for all other natural gas utility in the country.”

Perry is one of twenty-five SOAR recipients in the nation recognized in 2024.

About the American Public Gas Association
APGA is the national association of municipally and publicly owned local distribution systems. There are 1,000 public gas systems serving more than five million customers. The public gas utilities are not-for-profit retail distribution entities that are owned by, and accountable to their citizens including municipal gas distribution systems, public utility districts, county districts, and other agencies that have natural gas distribution facilities.