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Copyright 2005 -- Collinsville, Oklahoma
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Citizens
For Reliable Gas Service
Vote "NO" on August 9th July-Aug 2005 -- Paid Advertisement |
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Assumptions: Mannford rates used for Collinsville $7.00 per dekatherm gas cost for both examples Average consumption used All taxes excluded |
Questions and
Answers Will gas bills be higher? Potentially, yes. The stated purpose of the takeover attempt is to generate additional revenue for the city. Officials have publicly claimed that they can operate the system more efficiently, but they have no factual basis for that claim (at present, they don't even know what the purchase price of the system will be, much less the actual operational expenses). Then there is the question of gas supply: What provision has the city of Collinsville made for this winter's natural gas requirements? Natural gas prices continue to escalate. ONG has already secured its customers' requirements through a combination of fixed-price and market-index based contracts, in addition to volumes available in storage. Will Collinsville be forced to buy at market prices during the peak consumption months? Then there is the issue of price regulation. Oklahoma Natural Gas Company's charges for the delivery service it provides are regulated by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. If the system were taken over by the city of Collinsville , the municipal government would be free to set pricesand increase themas it pleased. And what about the level of service? Will the city of Collinsville be willing to bear the expense of new or replacement customer service lines, as ONG does? Will there be payment options, such as an average payment plan or a preferred due date? What about 24-hour emergency service? Will the system
operate safely? Do other cities
operate gas systems? Can Collinsville
afford the purchase? What now? |
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