20100715Comment.pdf

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Morris, deserve alotof credit for
a company that was falterig justa
niey've investedintellgent1ý'"
and cautiously in futùre energy'
And they've provided goódservi
fai rates to their North Idåho cust
We're puzzled and disappointed, tho
our region's domiant utity company.
absurdly high rate increases: 14, perc" ,
tric-and 3.6 perèent for naturål gas.::
Utity company rate requests are
what you do when you set prices' . .
wish to sell. You price the itemh,
.. you' expect to receive, knoWig yo'
less and still meet your góà1s.' S
rate hie requests. :;,"
But just il case nobod
economy is iitumoiLis,
Idaho who has seen' any increas
past year or two. 'Raer sti is th
expenses: have not risen si ',. '
appredaolê improvement'
In otherworâs;Avista., yo .
money grab em.id tÌòtbe w.QrS '.
you have jeòpardiedmuch ot"
built here by seekig increase'
lybeyond whàt So.rt~y of yo
able to p~y;. - ". "
i\/ '. plo~ UC t():d
increase, f . ted that people
age of 20 percent of their ho
utities. We suspeèI the sameJs
famlies With riöâèråte or low d '
children whoseliéàlth, lie th "
harmed by :hàviglo keep the
witer and too:hòton the hotte
The corission isn't eXpeCt
ra 'e. request:.. ~app¡'-d' it
Barbar Scarlla
663 E. Dalton Ave._... ""1 m-o,,oic