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To Idaho PUC:
Today is July 29, 2009. Yesterday we recieved our avista bill & a notice
about ANOTHER increase they want AND requested it to be effæcti ve 8/01/09!!
Who is going to read our protest'" This won't even reach you by then'
We are very upset & discouarged'" We have wri tten "THIS IS A HARDSHIP"
on our payments for mohths--We cater to low income, disabled & senior
people in our small Ma & Pa motel & RV park. We can not keep raising their
rents' Business has dropped this year & we are not getting the extras we
use to get which helped us into the winter months. We are in Priest River
Idaho--Do you not know how many business have ciosed here' How can a huge
company like avista be allowed to keep getting increases while they are
making ~ profi ts' We have NO choice' we have to use them. Do you not
remember the HUGE increase you allowed them last year" When I called-
their office when that happened, the gal told me the increase "wasn't
much" --But what could we do? NOTHING' Last year, we were not able to get
any assistance but were very thankful did recieve some this year. BUT,
their increase last year was OUTRAGEOUS" And, another increase now is
even more so, in fact, we see it as ROBBERY'
We are only a older couple who have worked hard all our lives, trying to
survi ve these hard times.
Al & Karolyn Burrell
Ri ver Country Motel & RV Parkl,l~.d~
PS. We would have gotten our tenants to sign this as we know they ALL
agree with us about this, but with this unbelievable short time,
we couldn't.
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