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Category: Rocky Mount City Council

  • Utility Prices and the Rocky Mount Budget: AKA Using a Band-Aid to Stop A Bleed

    The Rocky Mount Telegram quoted me today saying the following: George Fisher, who was previously a member of a group of residents who were fighting for lower electric rates called “Citizens for Fair Utilities,” said he would like the city to do a complete, line-by-line evaluation of what would happen to the city budget and…

  • Martin Luther King, III Spoke At BTW Community Center 5 1 2010.

    Martin Luther King, III spoke at the Booker T Washington Community Center today.  It was chilling to watch him walk some of the same ground his father walked so many years ago.  The video will be coming out shortly on DCN TV.  It would be time consuming to write about everything he touched on, but…

  • RE: Article “Where does your utility money go?”

    Lets break this situation down in a nutshell. Click here for Rocky Mount Telegram article TAXPAYERS NOT JUST RATEPAYERS Over the years millions and millions of dollars have been diverted from the utility fund and gone directly into the City general fund to cover expenses.  That’s the real reason all of these cities got into…

  • ElectriCities: Edward’s First Day

    The following is an old post from Taxpayers Against ElectriCities.  Some of not most of what they say is still valid today.  As the new CEO starts his job we suggest he Cleans house and start over.  And, don’t fall into the same trap as Jessee Tilton.  And, in case any body forgot about the…

  • What Happened in Statesville May Happen Here

    As weatherization money flows from the Federal Government that is a decent chance that it may work.  Weatherization project goals are geared to decrease the consumption of electrical needs of ratepayers.  Most Cities in both the western and eastern power agencies depend on utility revenue to balance their budgets.  Rocky Mount and Wilson is no…

  • Reuben Blackwell’s Express Yourself –Good Broadcast

    Click on the EXPRESS YOURSELF picture to listen to the audio broadcast of this show with Rocky Mount City Councilman Reuben Blackwell – Ward 2.    On this May 25th show, Blackwell talks with Rep G K Butterfield about the passage of HR 2454 (Climate Bill).  Rocky Mount City Councilman Lamont Wiggins talks about the Rocky…

  • CFFU Forum Draws Crowd & Legislators

    Over 100 people attended last nights Energy Forum held at OIC, Rocky Mount NC. Some of the States top officials spoke about about areas such as weatherization, global warming and how it relates to the NCMEPA debt and the overall cost of utilities in eastern North Carolina. ElectriCities is currently looking at refinancing the 2.5…

  • Energy Forum Agenda

    EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA ENERGY FORUM …hosted by Citizens for Fair Utilities & OIC, Inc.   OIC Auditorium May 7, 2009 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 pm   AGENDA   Reuben Blackwell, Moderator Opening/Welcome…..……………………………………………………….Ms. Jessie Frazier                                                                  Chair and Co-Founder, Citizens for Fair Utilities Prayer   Statement of Purpose………………………………………….Councilman Andre’ Knight                                Rocky Mount…

  • Rocky Mount City Council Adopts Resolution

    The Rocky Mount City Council recently adopted a resolution proposed by Citizens for Fair Utilities to make May UTILITY AWARENESS MONTH.   The Rocky Mount Telegram wrote an editorial about Utilities Awareness Month and I am in the process of writing a letter to the editor.  I think this editorial is somewhat sarcastic in nature…

  • City Council Resolution

    Monday night the Citizens for Fair Utilities plans to present the Rocky Mount City Council with a Resolution to make May “Utilities Awareness Month”. see Telegram Article Please be advised that there actually “may” be a problem with presenting the Council the Resolution on Monday night. It is our understanding that we would have had…