IMPROVEMENT STUDY PETITION-REQUEST FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION TO PURCHASE THE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FROM FIRST ENERGY (OHIO EDISON) SO THAT RESIDENTS MAY BECOME HUDSON PUBLIC POWER CUSTOMERS.
The undersigned request that Hudson City Council consider the purchase of the electrical distribution system from First Energy (Ohio Edison) so that each individual property owner may become a customer of Hudson Public Power. As the undersigned, we understand that our request to Hudson City Council does not bind Council to the purchase of the electrical distribution system, but only the consideration for purchase. We further understand that Council will take into consideration such factors as the age, the location, the return on investment, the cost for Hudson to maintain the future system, and the cost of the present system owned by Ohio Edison in making their determination to purchase.
It is our understanding that the Hudson Public Power Superintendent will determine the project scope that will be the beginning and terminus for the circuit system, which will be referred to as the "affected area". Further, we understand that we must receive 60% of the property owners' signatures in the affected area for Council to consider the purchase.
Should Council agree to the purchase, at a later date, all property owners within the affected area will be transferred to the Hudson Public Power electrical distribution system. Any existing contracts for a power supply other than First Energy (Ohio Edison) at the time of purchase will be "grandfathered" for the length of the original contract between the power supply company and the individual homeowner. Once that contract expires, customers will be transferred to Hudson Public Power for their power supplier.
We will assign a representative from the "affected area" to work with the Department of Public Works to facilitate our interests in this project.
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