News Releases
Customer Appreciation Day BBQ
at
Mason County PUD No.1
Friday, September 24th
11:30 am -1:00pm
PUD 1 Office on Hwy 101 at Potlatch
"Bag of goodies"
with informational materials
and CFL bulb
(while supplies last)
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News Releases
Sewer Project
Public Meeting
A public meeting to present information on the new sewer system
projects for the Potlatch area, central Skokomish Indian Reservation
area, and the community of Hoodsport will be held at the following
time, date, and place:
When: 6 PM,
Thursday evening, September 2nd, 2010
Where: Mason County Fire District #1 Fire
Hall
331 North Finch Creek Road, Hoodsport, WA 98548
The public is invited. Please come if you wish to learn more about
these projects. You may also visit the project website at
www.potlatchwastewater.com for more information.
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News Releases
Mason County PUD No. 1 Commissioner, Jack
Janda is re-elected to the Energy Northwest Executive Board
Energy Northwest develops, owns and operates a
diverse mix of electricity generating resources, including hydro,
solar and wind projects – and the Northwest’s only nuclear power
plant. These projects provide enough reliable, affordable and
environmentally responsible energy to power more than a million
Washington homes each year, and that carbon-free electricity is
provided at the cost of generation. As a Washington state joint
operating agency, Energy Northwest comprises 28 public power member
utilities from across the state serving more than 1.5 million
ratepayers. The agency continually explores new generation projects
to meet its members’ needs.
Energy Northwest’s board of directors has sole
authority to authorize and terminate Energy Northwest projects. The
executive board has 11 members; five elected from the board of
directors, three appointed by the board of directors from outside
Energy Northwest, and the remaining three appointed by the governor
of Washington.
Energy Northwest’s board of directors elected
five of its members on April 21, 2010 to serve a four-year term on
the public power agency’s eleven-member executive board. The
agency’s executive board is responsible for setting policy and
overseeing the day-to-day operations of the organization. The new
term begins June 17th.
The election began with 10 individuals vying
for the board’s five elected positions.
Jack Janda, commissioner for Mason County PUD
No. 1 was re-elected to the executive board.
Jack Janda was elected to the Mason County PUD
1 Board of Commissioners in 2001, and currently serves as
vice-president of the board. Commissioner Janda was appointed to
the Energy Northwest Board of Directors in January 2003. He was
elected by the board of directors to serve on the executive board in
January 2005. In April 2006, he was re-elected to serve another
term on the executive board. In addition he has served as
secretary/treasurer, vice president and president of the Columbia
Generating Station Participants Review Board.
While serving on the Mason PUD 1 Commission, he
has represented the utility on the Washington Public Utility
District Association and has served on the WPUDA board as
secretary/treasurer, vice president and president. Commissioner
Janda also served as first chair of the WPUDA Energy Committee in
2008.
“A spirit of public service and community
leadership surrounded the elections,” said Judy Ridge, board of
director’s president and Asotin County Public Utility District
commissioner. “It’s this spirit that makes public power an
invaluable asset to the Pacific Northwest.”
Speaking during the consortium’s quarterly
board of directors meeting, Ridge said, “To those of you who were
elected, you represent public power leadership in Washington State.
Stay focused on the agency’s responsibility to aggregate public
power resources to continue providing affordable, reliable power for
the region’s ratepayers.”
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CHERRY PARK WATER SYSTEM CUSTOMERS
!!WATER OUTAGE!!
FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2010
8:30 AM TO 4:30 PM
REPAIRS WILL BE MADE TO THE
WATER SYSTEM THAT WILL REQUIRE THE WATER BE SHUT OFF UNTIL THEY ARE
COMPLETED. WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE THE OUTAGE TO LAST BEYOND THE
SPECIFIED TIME.
PLEASE PREPARE FOR THIS OUTAGE
BY HAVING EXTRA DRINKING WATER FOR THAT DAY, AND BE SURE TO TURN OFF
YOUR WATER HEATER AT THE SERVICE PANEL.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
PLEASE CALL THE DISTRICT’S WATER DEPARTMENT AT 877-5249.
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News Release
The Mason County PUD No. 1
Board of Commissioners has scheduled a Public Hearing for all PUD
owned water systems at the Hood Canal School Library located at the
junction of Hwy 101 and Hwy 106. The meeting is scheduled for
March 2, 2010 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
The purpose of the meeting
is to discuss and receive comments on the Water Use Efficiency Goals
and Measures required by the State Department of Heath.
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News Release
The Mason
County PUD No. 1 Board of Commissioners has scheduled a Water Use
Efficiency Workshop for January 20th, 2010 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
at the District office in Potlatch.
The purpose
of the meeting is to discuss water use goals and measures for the
PUD owned water systems.
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News Release
The Mason County PUD NO. 1 Board of
Commissioners and Staff have scheduled a pre-pubic rate hearing
workshop for Friday January 8, 2010 at 10:00 am at the District
Office in Potlatch
The purpose of the workshop is to prepare
discussions for the Electric Public Rate Hearing scheduled for
January 12, 2010 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Hoodsport Fire Hall.
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News Release
The Mason County PUD No. 1
Board of Commissioners has scheduled a Public Rate Hearing for
January 12, 2010 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Hoodsport Fire Hall.
The purpose of the meeting
is to discuss a proposed 4% electric rate increase for 2010 and
receive public comments and answer customer’s questions.
The regular Board of
Commissioners meeting schedule for January 12, 2010 has been
changed. The regular Board meeting is scheduled for 3:00 pm to 5:00
pm at the District office in Potlatch.
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The Mason County PUD No. 1
Board of Commissioners has scheduled a retreat at the Alderbrook Inn
on December 18, 2009 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
The purpose of the retreat
is to discuss PUD goals.
There will also be an
executive session to discuss the performance of a public employee.
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The Mason County PUD No. 1 Board of
Commissioners have scheduled the second review of the 2010 Water and
Electric Budgets at the next regular Board meeting on Tuesday,
December 8, 2009 and final approval of the 2010 Budget on December
22, 2009 at 1:00 pm at the District office in Potlatch.
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Public Hearing
The Mason County PUD No. 1 Board of Commissioners has
scheduled a Public
Hearing to take comments on the proposed Agate Beach Water System
Plan. It
will be held at the regular board meeting on November 10th at 1:00
pm at the
District office in Potlatch.
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Public Hearing (Canceled until further notice)
The Mason County PUD No. 1 Board of Commissioners has
scheduled a Public
Hearing to take comments on the proposed Agate Beach Water System
Plan. It
will be held at the regular board meeting on October 13th at 1:00 pm
at the
District office in Potlatch.
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News Release
The Mason County PUD No. 1 Board of Commissioners
and staff have scheduled a workshop to discuss the Tidal Flats
Crossing Project for July 14, 2009 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon in
the PUD Board Room at N. 21971 Hwy 101 at Potlatch.
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News Release
The Mason County PUD No. 1 Board of
Commissioners meeting scheduled for May 12th, 2009 has been changed
to May 11th, 2009 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at the District office in Potlatch.
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News Releases
The Mason County PUD No. 1 Board of
Commissioners meeting scheduled for March 24th, 2009 has been
changed to March 23rd, 2009 at 1:00 pm at the District office in
Potlatch
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News Releases
The Mason County PUD No. 1
Board of Commissioners has scheduled a workshop for March 9th, 2009
from 9:00 am to noon at the District office in Potlatch. The
workshop is to discuss wastewater.
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News Releases
The Mason County PUD No. 1
Commissioners approved the 2009 budget electrical and water budgets
at the December 23, 2008 board meeting. The projected electrical
revenues are $6,136,337 and the projected costs of electrical
operations are $5,868,521. The PUD anticipates no rate increase for
the budget year 2009 for electrical service.
The water budget projected
revenues are $1,106,000 and the projected costs of water service are
$996,947. There will be a scheduled 3% rate increase to water rates
effective January 1, 2009 for all PUD owned systems.
The PUD completed its 2008
audit from the State Auditor’s office. The State Auditor’s had no
findings and the PUD was issued a clean audit report. Mason County
PUD #1 was the first PUD formed in the State of Washington in 1934
and has never had an audit finding during its 75 years in existence.
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News Release
The Mason County PUD No.1 Commissioners and
staff have scheduled a Public Hearing for the Madrona Beach Water
System.
The meeting will be held at the Hood Canal Communications Office
Building located at 300 E. Dalby Road, Union , WA. at 6:00 pm on
November 3,2008.
The purpose of the hearing is to inform customers of scheduled
improvements to the systems, associated cost, and water system plan
updates.
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News Release
Mason County PUD No. 1 electric rates are increasing
by 6.013% due to overall increased costs.
The rate increase was passed by resolution at the Commissioners
regular board meeting on September 9, 2008.The PUDs last rate
increase of 4.5% was March 30, 2004.
The District is working hard to hold rates down. We have not passed
along rate increases for the past five years when our wholesale
power company, Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has raised our
whole sale rates by 35%
Much of our infrastructure is in need of significant
repair. These repairs are critical to maintain our high level of
service and to improve our reliability.
Many
of PUD 1 customers have requested that we break out our state taxes
on the electric bill. A separate line item has been added showing
what % of taxes are included in your bill.
A copy of the rate hearing minutes are available on
the PUD website at masonpud1.org, or for answers to any questions,
please contact us during regular business hours, Monday thru Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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