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Utility's request called a ‘shock’ By CasNews Staff The chairman of the Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors said this week the request by West Kootenay Power for a 6.7 per cent rate increase came asa ‘‘shock"’ to the utility’s customers Speaking in Rossland at the B.C. Utilities Commission hearings into the rate hike request, George Cady also criticized West Kootenay Power for asking its customers in the West Kootenay to pay for the company’s expansion in other areas **It came as a shock to the thousands of UtiliCorp's newly acquired ratepayers, that after a few short months, an increase in rates for power was being sought,** in his presentation. ‘*We suggest ... that it is perhaps time that the whole rate structure of West Kootenay Power's schedule_be_re-examined. We suggest it is_unfair_and We suggest that to ask us to pay higher rates so that the company can extend service to other discriminatory customers outside our area and expand power usage is un fair.” " Cady specifically pointed to West Kootenay Power's distribution lines and sale of power to the Okanagan. “Weare paying for that growth,”’ Cady said. The RDCK chairman also read a quote from a letter written by UtiliCorp chairman Richard Green to Cady in August 1986 about one year prior to the Missouri com pany’s purchase of West Kootenay Power “I can assure you that your electric rates will not in- crease as aresult of this sale,"’ Green wrote Meanwhile, testimony from Robert Evans, a Toronto business analyst and Jim Brook, WKP’s vice-president of finance, wrapped up Friday morning. They testified or what a fair rate of return on investment is appropriate for the utility to earn Evans is president of Economic Research Associates Ltd., a consulting firm that specializes in problems of regulated electric, gas distribution, pipeline, telephone anc transportation industries WKP had asked Evans to consider how reasonable the utility's capital structure is and to undertake studies and analyze the company’s rate of return on investment In evidence presented to the commission, Evans said a fair rate of return for WKP is in the range of 14.2510 14.75 percent WKP is requesting 14.1 per cent in 1989, from the 13.2 percent allowed in 1987 “The company’s forecast 1989 capital structure is reasonable in light of its business risks and in my opinion should be adopted by the commission for the purpose of determining the rate of return on rate base,” written evidence an increase Evans said in During cross-examination by the lawyer, commission's Karl Gustafson, Evans explained that WKP in some years earns more than the allowed rate of return and in other years it is less. Between 1982 and 1988, the average rrate achieved was 15 per cent while the average allowed was 14.9 percent Atone pont in Evans’ testimony, commission member Milton Swanson accused Evans of trying to attribute his continued on page A2 Nu-Tech gets pool contract By SIME k Editor The Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors Saturday awarded Nu-Tech Construction of Castlegar the contract to build the new aquatic centre Nu-Tech’s bid of $1,998,875 was the lowest of the seven firms which entered bids. Only Area J director Martin Vanderpol opposed the move citing “‘misgivings’’ about awarding the con- tract to Nu-Tech “I definitely have some misgivings of awarding the contract to Nu-Tech,”” Vanderpol said in speaking against the motion to award the contract to the Castlegar firm Ip an interview after the RDCK meeting, Wanderpol said he has no specific objections to Nu-Tech in ter- ms of not liking the company “I’m just worried that, as it is a fairly specialized type of project, that they may not have the experience handle this properly. That's my major concern," the Area J director said. “I have no objection to the individuals that are running thecompany:"* “It is the specialized nature ofthe project that worries me, not his in dividual ability as a contractor,"’ Van- derpol said, referring to Nu-Tech owner Paul Semenoff. ‘I wouldn't , 1 : lines. That would be totally unfair to the man and I've no intention of being unfair. I still hope and trust that he will live up to (the contract) and do a hell of agood job."” Semenoff could not be reached for comment Saturday Vanderpol said the issue of whether to award the conttact to a union or a non-union firm did not enter into his ion to object to Nu-Tech “[’'ve got no argument whether union or non-union because the situation is rather mixed up with union contractors and non-union subcon tractors and vice-versa," he said. ‘I’ve got no intention of trying to figure out who is doing what and ... it’s simply Hopeless because, as Isaid, it is mixed up.”’ Vanderpol, who sits on the aquatic centre building committee, also made a point of telling the RDCK board Saturday that the committee’s decision last week to recommend Nu-Tech was not unanimous as Castlegar and District Project Society president Ron Ross said ‘My vote was not decided for dr against,"’ Vanderpol said. ‘*My reser vations were overruled.” But, he added, ** not ruled by majority vote.”” my conscience is — 1a fi MARTIN VANDERPOL . has ‘misgivings’ Vanderpol said he expects construc tion to start on the pool ** frost is out of the ground."” Nu-Tech has estimated a Dec. 15 ‘as soon as the completion date for the aquatic centre DCK gives OK to asphalt plant By CasNews Staff Pineridge Paving Ltdshouldbe allowed to build an asphalt plant near the Fairview subdivision south~ of Castlegar, the Regional District of Ceiitral Kootenay board of directors decided Saturday The board. approved a rezoning which will Pineridge ‘owner Ken Rushka to rezone his gravet pit on Pipeling Road to make way for construction of the plant despite the objection-of Area J. director Martin Vanderpol who voted against” the rezoning. The bylaw will now be for warded to the Ministry of Transpor tation and Highways for approval bylaw allow Vanderpol cited the objections of a majority cf Fairview residents who protested the a public hearing Feb. 16 “The people of the area are opposed to this application,” Vanderpol told the board. ‘*My position is, and always has been, when people speak, I listen.” rezoning at The Fairview residents attending the hearing in February expressed concern that an asphalt plant in their neigh borhood will threaten the air and water quality inthe area But Rushka said the plant will be far enough away that it problem Other Saturday won't bea RDCK directors agreed “I personally see no other better place’’ for the plant than the proposed site, said Area I director John Voykin Area G director Hans Cunningham noted that the nearest home is about one kilometre away from the proposed plant site “I don’t think there's a basis for their Cunningham said, referring to Fairview residents. He said alittle concern, the concerns of the residents is ** bit of overreaction.” And Castlegar Ald. Albert Calder bank, sitting as an alternate for Mayor Audrey Moore, said he is aware of the potential problems with smoke’ and fumes fromranasphatt ptant But, ‘In this case, | could find a better location, bank said. Rushka-is-currently-operating his don’t think they Calder asphalt plant just outside Genelle and has to truck gravel from his gravel pit in Fairview to the plant in Genelle ““V'mglad it went throu, sure,”’ Rushka said Saturday He said construction of the plan will start “once the snow is gone.” It’s going to take a few months to he added good job. | want to show the peoptet set it up “1 want to doa meant what I said At February’s hearing Rushka said he would keep the asphalt emissions as tow as possible: plant’s Funding slow for counselor By CasNews Staff Castlegar and District Community Services is having trouble getting provincial funding for family-coun selling, but CDCS co-ordinator Tish Lakes said she is encouraged by “positive signs’ from Victoria and support from Casttegar city council to set up the Women Works program in Nelson Castlegar isunder-funded for social services compared to Nelson: she said Castlegar council voted last week to grant Community Services $3,000 to assist with the organization's Audrey Moore said she will contact Richmond to see if the funding process can be speeded up “I'm really quite concerned that they're still having difficulty (with get ting funds),"* Moore said Nevertheless, Lakes said she is op timistic that the money will be forth coming. operating costs and Mayor Lakes, who has submitted a request for $25,000 to Social Services and Housing Minister Claude Richmond, said she needs most of the money to fund a social worker who can visit ‘‘at risk"* families in their homes to counsel families ravaged by alcohol, physical and sexual abuse “I really isa very critical area," said Lakes, adding that she. is used to waiting for funds. She said she waited two years to get the money she needed ‘The local ministry has been really receptive. I think we're going to see something this year.""