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Midlothian council renews electric and gas franchises, approves development communications contract and several utility contracts
Summary
The Midlothian City Council on Aug. 12 approved franchise renewals for an electric and a natural gas provider, a $76,000 contract for a strategic communications plan for the Midlothian Community Development Corporation, two utility construction contracts and several board nominations, all by unanimous vote.
The Midlothian City Council on Aug. 12 approved multiple consent and regular-agenda items, including franchise renewals for electric and natural gas utilities, a $76,000 communications contract for the Midlothian Community Development Corporation (MCDC), two utility construction contracts and several board nominations. All votes on the listed items were unanimous, 7-0.
Franchise renewals: The council adopted an ordinance extending a natural gas franchise to Universal Natural Gas LLC and approved an ordinance granting Encore Electric Delivery Company LLC a nonexclusive franchise to use city rights-of-way. Council members asked questions about rates and the franchise-fee formula; Kirk Bradford of Encore explained that the franchise rate components and per-kilowatt-hour charges are set through the state process overseen by the Public Utility Commission (PUC). “That is…
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