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. t <br /> COtil]ty ple <br /> X1,0 to t ! <br /> CE rate ~~t <br /> By JAMES LAWLESS. the communities, iE we can take ;1 <br /> sT"FF warrEa billion off the cost of Perry," Ehrnfelt <br /> Cuyahoga Canty pledged ;12,500 said °CII seems to be able to egperi- <br /> yesterday to light a #231 million rate went (in b~dlding nuclear plants) with <br /> increase. requested bg the Cleveland out money iagtead of doing it with <br /> IIectricIllaminatiagCo. theirs„ <br /> Commissioner Mary Boyle said the Re said he hoped to have rnsolutions <br /> commissioners were asking the 56 vil- of support from the communities and <br /> lages and cities in the county to match the money by May 26. <br /> the;12,500, to raise a total of ;25,000 "taken it cemes to the rate case," <br /> so the Ohio Office of Consumers' said ]lichazd I)eChant, a CEI spakes- <br /> Comselcan hire a=pens man, "we will let the PUCO decide the <br /> II the money is raised, William issues. We feel we are able to justify <br /> Spratley, the state consumers' coua- the dollars we ask for." <br /> sel, said he would Eire Energy The censumers' counsel needs the <br /> Resources Consultants. of Boulder, money because it has bad trouble get- <br /> Colo., to determine bow much excess ling. fords from the State Controlling <br /> energy CEI will have when the Perry Board. The board contends that stu- <br /> nuclearplant starts operating. He said dies have already been done by the <br /> the firm had done similar researc4 io Public Utili¢ies Commission of Ohio. <br /> other areas of We country. However, PUCO has said that the <br /> Strongsville Mayor Walter Ehm- consumer research is needed and is <br /> felt, who opposes the CEI rate hike, not being done by PUCO consultants. <br /> estimated it would take about a penny Yet, the ceutrolling board turned the <br /> per person in the various communities consumer agency down twice. <br /> to raise the =12,500. 'The consumers' ceunsel had sought <br /> °I am concerned that this may be to have studies done on potential mis- <br /> bazd to raise tiecause all of our cum- management of Perry construction. <br /> <br /> munities are strapped for money, but Now it sceka research on the question <br /> <br /> I think this would be an important of whether C;II needs all of the power <br /> <br /> savings to all of us, the citizens arn1-- Perry willgceerate. _ <br /> /-,5 <br /> ~(e i~..tl i ~ ~«-1 ~ <br /> Q~, Ar I i 's~ J 31 ~ 7 <br /> <br />