Digger’s Hotline of Nebraska recently recognized The Boys Scouts of Geneva, Nebraska along with Troop Leader, Scott Eichelberger, for their commitment to safety and underground damage prevention during a recent community flag pole installation project.

In May of this year, The Boy Scouts envisioned a community American flag display on front yards and business fronts during special holidays and community events. They solicited area homeowners and businesses to agree to the installation of flag pole receivers on their properties to allow for the display of the American Flags.

With an estimated underground depth of 1 foot and 3 inches for the flag pole receivers, the Boy Scouts made contact with Digger’s Hotline to ensure all the underground facilities were marked prior to the installations. Troop Leader, Scott Eichelberger, spent the months of May, June and July 48 hours ahead of the Troop, placing locate requests via the internet with Digger’s Hotline of Nebraska. By doing so, Mr. Eichelberger had ensured the safety of the Troop and the integrity of the underground utilities by allowing for the 48 hour waiting period to have all the utilities in the designated areas safely marked. By the end of July, 136 locate requests had been placed for the flag pole receivers in the community of Geneva.

Digger’s Hotline of Nebraska and all stakeholders involved in underground damage prevention salute the Boy Scouts of Geneva and their Leadership in taking an active role towards community pride, public safety and underground damage prevention.