Ratepayers Meeting Details Coal Strike Surcharge End Date
Public forum at Lord Fairfax Community College explored the 44 cent emergency surcharge and its expected end by September under state regulation. PE executives defended rates and excess capacity while FERC officials outlined ongoing investigations into internal utility transfers during the coal strike. Lay leaders and local officials attended, with next meeting set for July 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otomac Edison
Regulatory Commission
PE Ratepayers Association
Lord Fairfax Community College
John McCardell
Robert Cackowski
Potomac Edison
State Corporation Commission
Office of Electric and Power Regulation
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FERC
McCardell
No Instant Oil Millionaires Seem Likely
Harry Ketcham of Washington Gas Light discusses Shenandoah Valley natural gas prospects. WGL and Exxon hold leases totaling about 90 000 acres in Rockingham Augusta and Frederick Shenandoah counties with tests from 6 000 feet yielding dry results. If productive, drilling could start by the early 1980s, with storage and local tax implications discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Shenandoah Valley
Beverly Hillbillies
Harry
Tex) Ketcham
Washington Gas Light Company
WGL
Shenandoah Gas
George Washington National Forest
Rockingham
Augusta
Exxon CO. USA
Frederick
Shenandoah
Exxon
Washington Gas Light
Rockingham County
Ketcham
West Virginia
United States
Congress
Texas
Appalachians
Gulf
Mexico
Mid- West
Shenandoah Valley Mountains
Washington, D.C
Winchester-area
Washington-area
Weaver Gas and Oil Corp
Frederick County
Shenandoah County
Clarke Budget Hearing Set by Clarke County Board
Clarke County Board of Supervisors meets for final public hearing on the 1978 79 budget at 7 30 p m in the county courthouse. Officials aim for a 60 cent real estate tax rate with total expenditures of 3 5 million and a 32.5 percent rise over the current year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Clarke Supervisors
Addion
General Fund
Forde Federal Revenue Sharing Fund
Lee
Board of Equalization
Clarke
Clarke County
Wade Johnson
Johnson
Clarke County Recreation Department
County Board of Equalization
Clarke Board
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By Sue Steward
Virginia
Maryland
Cackowski
Allegheny Power System
Allegheny
del. Alson
William
William A.truban
Dave
J. Kenneth Robinson
Betty Burkholder
S. Roger Koontz
George M. Stoddart
Discovery
Harry Ketcham
Washington Gas Light Co
Kathleen Devereux
Bob Lee
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