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Cottage Grove council agrees to explore EPUD service, directs staff to scope feasibility study
Summary
After presentations from Emerald People’s Utility District and Pacific Power, Cottage Grove’s council voted unanimously to ask staff to prepare a statement of interest and to outline a third‑party feasibility study comparing options to serve the city’s electric customers.
The Cottage Grove City Council voted unanimously to ask staff to prepare a statement of interest in exploring service by Emerald People’s Utility District (EPUD) and to draft a scope for a third‑party feasibility study comparing EPUD and incumbent Pacific Power.
The move followed a presentation by EPUD General Manager Kyle Rodman, who told the council the district had heard community interest in expanding service into the city’s downtown core and was willing to work with city staff on a feasibility study. “We are not here to push this effort on you; this is 100% the choice of the city and of your citizens,” Rodman said, urging the council to…
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