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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED SALE OF THE HAPPY VALLEY WATER SYSTEM. )
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CASE NO. HVW-W-99-1

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE

NOTICE OF COMMENT/ PROTEST DEADLINE

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on August 31, 1999, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission received a letter from Mr. Ivan Dunnick on behalf of his sons, Jon and Richard Dunnick, owners of the Happy Valley water system. The letter requests Commission approval of the sale of the water system to Joseph and Donna Brammer.
The Happy Valley water system is located in Kootenai County, Idaho, approximately five (5) miles due west of Hayden. The system serves 25 residential customers on lots ranging in size from five (5) to ten (10) acres each. The Dunnicks operate and provide water service under Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 339. The Dunnicks became owners of the system when the previous owner defaulted on a loan for which the water system had been pledged as collateral. The Dunnicks live in Bonners Ferry.
Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement the system will be sold to Joseph and Donna Brammer for $17,000. Mr. and Mrs. Brammer are residents of the subdivision within which the Happy Valley water system provides service. Their mailing address is PO Box 1270, Rathdrum, Idaho 83858-1270. Mr. Brammer has been helping with on-site maintenance and repair of the system, checking the pump on a daily basis, collecting water samples and for all practical purposes has functioned as the local contact for the customers. The Purchase Agreement is contingent on and subject to Commission approval.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission has reviewed the filings of record in Case No. HVW-W-99-1. The Commission has preliminarily determined that the public interest regarding the proposed sale may not require a hearing to consider the issues presented and that the issues raised by the Application may be processed under Modified Procedure, i.e., by written submission rather than by hearing. Reference Commission Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.201-204.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission may not hold a hearing in this proceeding unless it receives written protests or comments opposing the use of Modified Procedure and stating why Modified Procedure should not be used. Reference IDAPA 31.01.01.203.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the deadline for filing written comments or protests with respect to the Application and the Commission’s use of Modified Procedure in Case No. HVW-W-99-1 is Thursday, September 30, 1999. Persons desiring a hearing must specifically request a hearing in their written protests or comments.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if no written comments or protests are received within the deadline, the Commission will consider the matter on its merits and enter its Order without a formal hearing. If comments or protests are filed within the deadline, the Commission will consider them and in its discretion may set the matter for hearing or may decide the matter and issue its Order on the basis of the written positions before it. Reference IDAPA 31.01.01.204.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that written comments concerning Case No. HVW-W-99-1 should be mailed to the Commission, the Company and Joseph and Donna Brammer at the addresses reflected below.

COMMISSION SECRETARY
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W WASHINGTON ST
BOISE, ID 83702-5983 IVAN DUNNICK
HCR 60 BOX 178
BONNERS FERRY, ID 83805-9517

JOSEPH & DONNA BRAMMER
PO BOX 1270
RATHDRUM, ID 83858-1270
All comments should contain the case caption and case number shown on the first page of this document.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application in Case No. HVW-W-99-1 can be reviewed at the Commission’s office and at the home of Joseph and Donna Brammer, 6415 Hayden Avenue, Rathdrum, Idaho (telephone [phone]) during regular business hours.
DATED at Boise, Idaho this day of September 1999.

DENNIS S. HANSEN, PRESIDENT

MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER

PAUL KJELLANDER, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Myrna J. Walters
Commission Secretary

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
NOTICE OF COMMENT/PROTEST DEADLINE 1

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
September 17, 1999