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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Why Corvallis city utilities cost less

Written January 30th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

The cities of Albany and Corvallis are about the same in age, size, and geography, on the same river, and subject to the same state and federal regulations. So how come the combined city utility rates in Albany are substantially higher than in its neighbor 10 miles upstream?


 
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