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  • Butterfield Applauds Obama Administration Expansion of Strong Cities, Strong Communities Initiative to Include Rocky Mount, NC

    WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today applauded the Obama Administration’s expansion of the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) Initiative to include Rocky Mount, NC and six additional cities.  President Obama established SC2 in 2011 as an innovative and flexible program designed to strengthen local capacity, coordinate federal investments, and spark growth in…

  • What the Rocky Mount City Council Can Do NOW to Reduce Utility Rates? My Plan: Charge the Wholesale Rate to those in poverty.

    Is there anything the Rocky Mount City Council can do NOW to reduce the utility rates for our ratepayers? Yes, I say start with the ratepayers most in need of help. Only charge the wholesale rate to households close to the Federal Poverty Line. There are some things that each and every city council can…

  • What Could the General Assembly Do For Ratepayers? And How Much Is Political Capital Worth? Well, Here’s My Plan…at long last!

    Quote: “To me, this is an honest and brokered approach that is not only doable, but morally correct and ethical.” Having read the Elizabeth City advance I started thinking it’s time for me to put up or shut up. Well, below is a plan I think the City of Rocky Mount (through the guidance of…

  • 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…

  • ElectriCities will not refinance power plant debt

    The way ElectriCities went about working the debt ratio and the options they used to project refinancing of the debt was a no win situation.  The only way to ever get out from under this debt is to approach our Congressional leaders and get a very low interest loan from Washington.  From AIG to GM,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • CFFU Rocky Mount: Resolution to Rocky Mount City Council

    Presented tonight before the Rocky Mount City Council.   CITY OF ROCKY MOUNT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLSIH THE MONTH OF MAY, 2009 AS “UTILITIES AWARENESS MONTH” WHEREAS, the City of Rocky Mount is a Public Power providing power and gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and WHEREAS, the mission of Rocky Mount Public Utilities is…