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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2001-04 <br />BY: MAYOR MUSIAL AND THE ENTIRE COUNCIL <br />A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE PROPOSED RATE <br />INCREASE FOR NATURAL GAS UTILITY DOMINION <br />EAST OHIO, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AS <br />AMENDED. <br />WHEREAS, this harsh winter has already brought increased natural gas bills to <br />residents and businesses of the City of North Olmsted; and <br />WHEREAS, natural gas utility Dominion East Ohio has filed for a proposed <br />rate increase with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO); and <br />WHEREAS, the proposed rate increase would raise the price of natural gas per <br />thousand cubic feet from $7.177 to $8.70, minus delivery fees, which vary depending <br />on the amount of gas used; and <br />WHEREAS, the proposed rate increase, if approved, would add, on the <br />average, $27.00 per month to the typical customer's winter heating bill; and <br />WHEREAS, such a hike in the monthly natural gas bills of residents of the City <br />of North Olmsted would blow a hole in their household budgets, particularly given the <br />fact of already escalated natural gas bills occurring as a result of his harsh winter, and <br />further would be especially disastrous for senior citizens and others on f'viced incomes; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the Mayor and this Council desire to oppose in the strongest terms <br />possible this proposed rate increase by natural gas utility Dominion East Ohio; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF <br />OHIO: