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Aztec business owner urges transparency on utility fees, questions solar contract and why businesses missed electric credit
Summary
Dr. Ashley Seifarth, owner of Care Drug and Aztec Event Den, told the commission that base utility fees and an electrical service charge are higher in Aztec than nearby towns and that businesses did not receive an electric-rate credit that residents got; she asked staff for clearer explanations and asked commissioners to review solar-contract impacts.
Dr. Ashley Seifarth, owner of Care Drug and the Aztec Event Den, told the City Commission on March 10 that municipal utility base fees and service charges are imposing a financial burden on small businesses and asked for greater transparency on how certain fees are set and spent.
Seifarth said she compared billing for two identical Care Drug stores — one in Aztec and one in Bloomfield — and found striking differences in the base fees and service…
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