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Millersburg update: In court already

Written July 24th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

When Millersburg voters decide whether to authorize their city of 1,500 to borrow $40 million, chances are they’ll face a question more pointed than the one the city council approved on July 14.


Web: One-sided on Millersburg power

Written March 15th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

(Please note the March 24 update below.) There’s a website titled millersburgcitypower.com. It purports to help residents follow the process as the city council considers expelling Pacific Power and taking over the electric facilities in the town. The material on the site amounts to arguments in favor of this move, and the city of Millersburg should either shut […]


Power: The battle of Millersburg

Written January 29th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

In Millersburg, the city council says it has not yet decided to go ahead and take over, by condemnation, the electric utility system within the town of about 1,300. But the signs are otherwise. On Wednesday the council met in executive session after receiving a feasibility study on the takeover. Why “executive,” meaning closed to […]


 
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