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Grantsville Rate Increase Requested Delayed Once More because of Missing Information

In a report received yesterday from the PSC, sent to all parties concerned with the recent appeal against the Town of Grantsville’s rate increase request, the WV Public Service Commission stated that the current hold on consideration was continued until May 1, 2024. This was done to allow the Town of Grantsville to make any Read More…

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Grantsville City Council Requests 60% Water Rate Increase

The Town has made a request to the West Virginia Public Service Commission for a 60% rate increase for both the retail and wholesale rates. The retail rate would apply to the customer’s in Grantsville that buy directly from the City. The wholesale rates would apply to Mt. Zion PSD and Pleasant Hill PSD who Read More…

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December Commission Meeting: Is a Filmmaker Coming to Calhoun?

Calhoun County’s regularly scheduled Commission meeting was held Monday, December 11th, 2023 with Commissioners Craig Arthur and Roger Propst present. Commissioner Kevin Helmick appeared by phone. Under delegation, Ari White, Chairman of the Mt. Zion Public Service District, thanked the commission for the $20,000 to purchase a Ford truck more suitable to the workload required Read More…

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Mt. Zion PSD Board Addresses Rumors and Town of Grantsville Complaint

Mt. Zion PSD Meeting seemed to once again get off to a rocky start as Board member Robin Hughes requested that the minutes from the October meeting, presented by Anita West, Secretary/Treasurer, be changed because it failed to clarify what Mrs. Hughes considered to be a breach of confidentiality within a conversation between PSD Staff Read More…

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Additional Notice of Violation Issued to Mt. Zion PSD

Correspondence received by Melissa West, Reporter for the Calhoun Chronicle Good afternoon: Please see the following information regarding Mt. Zion PSD.The Mt. Zion Public Service District (PSD) collected bacteriological samples at two separate locations in June.  One of those samples collected at the end of a water line indicated the presence of bacteria.  Mt. Zion Read More…