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TPU: 36-year pursuit of new license for Cushman dams finally over
After more than three and a half decades, Tacoma Power has a new lease on the operating life for two aging dams. Tacoma Public Utilities issued a press release late Friday announcing that, after nearly...
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TPU: Double-digit rate hikes for water, power may be coming
Tacoma water and power customers may soon face double-digit rate hikes, as Tacoma Public Utilities officials grapple with covering some big-ticket capital expenses in TPU’s coming two-year budget,...
View ArticleTacoma Water proposes budget, estimates $1.75 per month rate hikes
Tacoma Water managers on Wednesday presented a $164 million budget proposal for 2011-12 to the Tacoma Public Utilities board that factors in rate increases to help balance the spending plan....
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Tacoma: TPU presents budget plan; details rate increases, job cuts
Rate hikes faced by Tacoma Public Utilities’ customers are slightly less than those first proposed last month, but they remain a “significant” impact to ratepayers, public utility officials told Tacoma...
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Tacoma: Some on city council question proposed power rate hikes
Some Tacoma City Council members are signaling they’re not yet convinced that Tacoma Power rate hikes proposed for the next two years are justified. “I need them to show me a little bit more on their...
View ArticleTacoma: City reimburses TPU, others for misappropriated funds
The City of Tacoma has reimbursed $2.4 million to Tacoma Public Utilities and other city entities for misusing restricted reserve funds three years ago to help balance the city’s general fund budget,...
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TACOMA: Council names Patterson to Public Utility Board
Here’s the press release from TPU: Attorney Mark Patterson joins Tacoma Public Utility Board Mark Patterson, a lifelong Tacoma resident, will serve a five-year term as the newest member of the Tacoma...
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