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Mayor describes Washington meetings on public power priorities: reliability, affordability, permitting
Summary
Mayor Thurston told the council his D.C. meetings focused on public power priorities — reliability, affordable rates, local decision‑making and permitting — and described meetings with Kansas congressional offices and APPA policymakers.
Mayor Thurston reported on his recent trip to Washington, D.C., where he said his main purpose was to "talk about public power priorities." He told the council he met with Senator Marshall, Senator Moran and Representative Schmidt and that the meetings focused on reliability, affordable rates, local decision‑making and infrastructure investment.
Thurston said the trip and his role on the KPP board and the APPA Policymakers Council help Hillsboro connect local practical needs with national policy discussions. He noted KPP covered travel costs for this appearance and emphasized the need to protect municipal bond tax status and ease permitting to bring on new generation and transmission.
