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Board members hear earful on proposed utility merger.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 30-SEP-03 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Board members hear earful on proposed utility merger.(Utilities)(Critics fear job losses and a union power shift; ballots on the merger go out this week)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Jim Feehan The Register-Guard

CHESHIRE - Opponents to a proposed utility merger told board members Monday night that the move would eliminate workers and force the combining of union and nonunion employees, with no guarantee of lower utility bills.

The merger would combine the 66-year-old Blachly-Lane Electric Cooperative and its 2,800 members with Lane Electric Cooperative, which boasts 9,000 members.

Boards for both co-ops have voted to pursue the merger, which they say could save an estimated $1.1 million in...

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