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9/23/2008

Customers can see how rate changes affect them

Chelan County PUD commissioners invite customer-owners to public meetings in three communities starting next week to discuss potential rate revisions for electric, water and sewer services.

Customers can call (509) 661-8002 or can request a bill comparison online for their home or business’ address to see how new rates would affect them.

The potential rate changes are intended to encourage power and water conservation and more closely align rates between different types of customers. A final public hearing will be held Oct. 20.

The community meetings will be at 5:30 p.m. on:

  • Sept. 29 - Leavenworth at the Chelan County Fire District No. 3 station, 228 Chumstick Highway
  • Oct. 1 - Wenatchee at the Confluence Technology Center, 285 Technology Way
  • Oct. 2 - Chelan at Campbell’s Resort in the Riverside Room, 104 W. Woodin Ave.

Photo of Kirby Billingsley

Event to celebrate park named for public power advocate

Chelan County PUD invites customer-owners and friends and family of the late Kirby Billingsley, public power advocate and former PUD general manager and commissioner, to a celebration of renaming Rock Island Hydro Park in his honor.

At 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, Billingsley’s friends and family will join the PUD to officially rename it Kirby Billingsley Hydro Park.

Billingsley was a PUD commissioner from 1945 to 1953, when he became general manager of the utility until 1968. He again served as a commissioner from 1970 to 1972. He died in 1993 at the age of 89. His major achievements include his pivotal involvement in public power in the region, the funding and construction of Rocky Reach Dam, and the creation of Chelan County PUD’s parks system.

Go Lightly

The latest edition of the PUD's energy conservation e-newsletter, Lightly, is now available.Watch a video on how to recycle a CFL bulb.

Chelan County PUD fiber-optic access now available to 25,000

The PUD's utility service crews hit a new milestone with 25,000 homes, businesses, schools and hospitals throughout Chelan County now having fiber access.

The District began construction of the fiber network in 1999, and work continues to bring fiber access to 95 percent of the PUD’s home and business customers, about 40,000 premises, by 2012.

In 2008, the District increased building to the more remote areas of Lake Wenatchee and Plain, providing residents an affordable choice for high-speed Internet, television and telephone service with local service providers over the PUD’s fiber network.

To check fiber availability and for a list of service providers, visit www.chelanpud.org/fiber or call (509) 661-4151.

Enjoy tips and treats at free Rocky Reach Safety Harvest

Chelan County PUD will welcome trick-or-treaters to Rocky Reach Visitor Center for a Safety Harvest on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 1-3 p.m.

Chelan County Shoreline Management seeks input

The Shoreline Management Program Development Committee will host a series of public meetings to gather insight on the future of shorelines within local cities, citys' urban growth areas and the county. At the workshops they will ask for input on the future of shoreline use and development, public access and recreation, and environmental protection. Here's information on the city workshops:

  • Monday, Oct. 20, 6-8 p.m., City of Cashmere, Riverside Center, 201 Riverside Drive, Cashmere
  • Tuesday, Oct. 21, 6-8 p.m., City of Chelan, City Hall, 135 E Johnson Avenue, Chelan
  • Wednesday, Oct. 22, 6-8 p.m., City of Wenatchee, Community Center, 504 S. Chelan Avenue, Wenatchee
  • Monday, Oct. 27, 6-8 p.m., City of Leavenworth, City Hall, 700 Highway 2, Leavenworth
  • Tuesday, Oct. 28, 6-8 p.m., City of Entiat, Entiat Grange Hall, 14108 Kinzel Road, Entiat

County workshop dates have not been set, but you can check their Web site, http://www.co.chelan.wa.us/nr/nr_shoreline_master_program.html, for more information.