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Jean Jewell
From: Tonya Clark
Sent: Monday, September 25 20067:17 AMTo: Jean JewellCc: Gene Fadness
Subject: FW: AVISTA DOES NOT A RATE HIKE I!I!
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Original Message-----
From: Patrick OConnor (mailto:mroconnors3(g')verizon.net)
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 1 :20 PM
To: Tanya Clark
Subject: AVISTA DOES NOT A RATE HIKE !!!!
I HOPE THE COMMISSION WILL REALIZE THAT NATURAL GAS IS NOT TRADING ANY
WHERE NEAR ITS HIGH'S OF A COUPLE YEARS AGO. FURTHERMORE, THIS AREA IS ONE
OF THE FASTEST GROWING IN THE NORTHWEST AND A VISTA'S CONSUMER BASE GOES
UP EACH WEEK WITH HARDLY ANY COST TO THEM. ONLY 100'S MORE HOUSEHOLDS
TO "OVERCHARGE"
I HAVE LIVED IN THE SAME HOUSE SINCE 1993 AND HAVE SEEN MY BILLS GO FROM 50-
60 DOLLARS IN THE WINTER TO OVER 130 DOLLARS WHILE KEEPING MY HOUSE AT 65
DEGREES.
FINALL Y, THIS COMPANY HAS A HORRIBLE RECORD OF MISMANAGING THEIR
FINANCES AND EVEN STOCK FRAUD BY THEIR HEAD A FEW YEARS AGO. PLEASE DO
NOT GIVE IN!!! IF THEY WANT TO MAKE MORE MONEY AS A COMPANY THEN MAKE
THEM CUT COST, PAY, AND BENEFITS LIKE ALL OTHER AMERICAN COMPANIES.
ALOT OF IDAHOANS ONLY MAKE 8-10 DOLLARS AN HOUR BEFORE TAXES. A HUNDRED
AND THIRTY DOLLARS IN HEAT BILLS IS ABOUT 3 OR MORE DAYS PAY.
I URGE YOU TO LOOK AT HOW MUCH YOU HAVE ALREADY INCREASED OUR RATES
OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS VS THE PRICE OF NATURAL GAS. I THINK YOU WILL REALIZE
THAT A VISTA NEEDS TO TIGHTEN ITS BELT LIKE MYSELF AND OTHER IDAHOENS HAVE
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
THANK YOU
PATRICK OCONNOR
9/25/2006