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Jean Jewell
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Sunday, July 25, 2010 1 :39 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Myrlene Bickel follows:
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Case Number: Ai/U,t£-to.oi / Avu -G -10-0 I
Name: Myrlene Bickel
Address: 7712 N. Heartland Dr . Unit 32
Ci ty: Coeurd i Alene
State: 10
Zip: 83872
Daytime Telephone: 2e8-762-7799
Contact E-Mail: Mjbickel~sn.com
Name of Utility Company: Avista
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Please describe your comment briefly:
I don i t hold it againest you giving your CEO i s big raises ~ but when comes to hurting the
small people~ who haven i t had a cost of living raise for 2 years. You are hurting us. And
raising the price of electricty now is a bad time. We are still in a ression~ maybe you
haven' t realized it yet. But I do. It seems all my money is gone before the end of the
month an1 I do not get ahead.
The form I submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipuc1/ipuc . html
1P address is 68.238.129.9
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Jean Jewell
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Saturday, July 24, 2010 8:24 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Tim Satterlee follows:
Case Number: AVu. -f. -10-011 AVú -6-1 (J -0 I
Name: Tim Satterlee
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City: Coeur d Alene
State: Idaho
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Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: skullmaster2112~yahoo.com Name of Utility Company: Avista
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Outrage! That i s what went through my mind when I read of Avista i s proposal to increase
electrici ty rates by a whopping 14 percent.
Foreclosures are at an all-time high~ Coeur d'Alene has hundreds of homes sitting vacant.
Coeur d' Alene has issued a mere le4 residential and commercial building permits so far this
year. That is the lowest number of permits in 2e years.
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When was the last time you saw an Interstate Concrete truck rumbling down Ramsey road? I miss
them. When did you last see a logging truck traveling to the weigh station on old Highway ie?
You didn' t~ because the lumber company is closed.
It is estimated that Kootenai County now has l~ 2ee homeless people. Coeur d i Alene alone has
15e people living in tents~ and add to that~ those people living in cars~ and those with
nothing to put over their heads. Those people don i t have to worry about Avista shut off
notices~ because they have no lights to turn on. Many people who are in this situation used
to have jobs~ this is not about the many people that want to work.
Scott Morris~ Avista CEO~ had his compensation and other compensation increased by an
incredible $4ee ~ eee this year ~ to the sum of $3 million per year. Mr. Morris ~ the CEO of a
monopoly ~ thus earns approximately $25e ~ eee per month.
Avista senior vice president Mark Thies earns with his other compensation~ a total of
$83l~234 annually~ an increase from $366~646. Mr. Thies thus earns $67~eee per month.
Corporate secretary (vp) Karen Feltes earns with her other compensation $759~ee7~ an increase
from $696 ~ 159. Karen thus earns a mere $58 ~ eee per month. How many of your friends earn
$58~eee for the entire year? I challenge Karen to make public~ customer shut off statistics
over the last couple of years.
Avista then has the nerve to tell us that some of its compensation doesn't come out of
customer rates~ but from shareholder dollars. Are we that stupid? Where do you think the
shareholder dollars came from?
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Avista has the luxury of having no other competition. If I were the only attorney in town~
would it seem fair for me to increase my fees 14 percent in this economic climate?
This is the worst recession that I have seen in my lifetime. I have seen many of my hard-
working friends~ who have excellent skills~ lose their jobs~ lose their homes~ or have their
power turned off.
I ask the question~ if I am earning $25e~eee per month as Mr. Morris does~ and I propose a 14
percent rate increase in this recession~ do I have empathy for the family that is living in
their car or in a tent~ or is trying to pay their power bill? Do I understand that it might
be difficult for them to look prepared for a job interview~ when they can't shower~ haven't
eaten~ and have no address?
A 14 percent increase will only worsen the incredibly difficult situation that people in this
state are experiencing.
As we face these difficult times~ I am reminded of the bible passage: 'He who oppresses the
poor shows contempt for their maker ~ but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.' Proverbs
14:31. You Have Turned Them Down Before But They Still Raised Their Rates Twice in the last 1
1/2 years ( Letter From CDA PRESS 7/24/1e
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 76.178 .14e .137
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Jean Jewell
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Saturday, July 24,20105:17 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Judy Blankenship follows:
Case Number: AVu. -£-(0-0 1/ AIlIA -C -/0 -f) I
Name: Judy Blankenship
Address: 36e7 22nd St
Ci ty: Lewiston
State: Idaho
Zip: 835ei
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: punch~cableone.net
Name of Utility Company: AVISTA
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Please describe your comment briefly:
I understand that AVISTA wants to raise out electrical and gas rates. I truly believe that
the top folks in that company should try living on a fixed income and see how they like it
when rates get raised. What about the elderly that can barely afford what they are paying
now. Do they freeze in the winter because they can't afford to turn up the heat. What about
the one on oxygen who now can' t use it because the rates have gone up. And what about us
working folks that are just keeping our heads above water now. What do we do when the rates
get raised. My hours at work have been cut secondary to the strained economy. Do I eat or
stay warm/ cool. HMMM!.
I just think you should tell AVISTA that the time to raise rates is not now. I do know that
the cost of electricity and gas is not cheap but with all the customers that AVISTA has they
can get by for awile longer and give the economy a chance to turn around. They should think
about the older folks on a fixed income. They are someones parents/loved one. And those top
executives at AVISTA they should maybe tighten their belts a bit.
Thank you for listening and please think about us before you allow rates to be raised.
Judy
The form submitted on http://www. puc. idaho.gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
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