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Page A6 November 29, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------J î n r t l a n b ( í O b s e m e r -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ^Business CPbsrruer PGE Rate Increase Could Go Even Higher Portland General Electric customers are in for another rate increase. The company — which announced plans in August to raise residential rates 13.5 percent due to the rising cost o f whole sale power and natural gas — is in stead asking to raise residential rates by 17.1 percent starting Jan. 1. PGE adjusted its proposal after re viewing its entire business in prepara tion for deregulation, whichis coming next fall. Monday’s announcement drew swift criticism from consumer advocates as the region approaches its peak usage months. “This is a frightening amount o f money that they are asking for,” said Jason Eisdorfer, an attorney for the C itizens’ Utility Board, a ratepayer advocacy group. “A 17 percent rate increase for residential customers — that’s the kind o f thing that affects people’s lives. That kind o f increase is a real concern for us.” A residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month would pay $ 10.45 more per month, or 17.1 per cent more than the current rate. Rates for all customers, including commer cial and industrial, would rise an av erage 16.5 percent. PGE plans a sec ond increase in October 2001, as de regulation begins. Eisdorfer said it was.troubling that PGE wanted to implement the new rates on an “ interim basis” Jah. 1. »rv« A * A ★ * S V C XW M W Ha u • ■ « « n a « , O J» « 'W O i T im W ilson Jjua» Ml««.* (90S) 6 «6-O51» (8 0 0 ) Your East Side Connection Lisa Reese-Johnson oversees Reese's Oil following her father, Joe Reese's retirement. (Photo by Mark Washington/Portland Observer.) Joe Reese Passes on Oil Company Legacy to Daughter If you were a resident in the met ropolitan area o f the city o f Portland during the mid 70’s and into the latter 80’s, and just happened to see, hear, or call upon an ever running blue and white householdoil deliver truck, then you would recall “Reese’s Oil Com pany”. The original company founded by Joe Reese was located on the comerofNE Williams and Fremont. It was housed at the gas station facility that was also operated by Joe Reese. You would also remember that his concern for children was very clearly marked on each vehicle with his motto, “Watch For That Child." Well, retirement is coming near, and Joe Reese is passing on his legacy to his daughter Lisa Reese-Johnson. She has been there intermittently with her father over the years and the time has now come upon her to work closely with Joe Reese during the reorganization o f the company. One o f the new programs that we are now offering is the “Hi Neighbor" Program. This program will allow you to purchase oil at the bulk rate by combining the resources o f you, your friends, and family. All you have to do is order the combined amount o f 400 gallons or more and each o f you will receive the 400-gallon bulk price. This program can save you, the cus tomer, as much as 15cents per gallon. This gives you the opportunity to Tim Wilson Sale Manager Bom and raised in the Albina Community, serving your Automobile needs for the last five years at Bob Lamphere Beaverton Chrysler Plymouth "Let me assist you in driving a New or Used Car, SUV or Truck" SPECIAL FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Tim At 503-849-7856 save money without spending more. By being friends in your oil needs, you can save tremendous amounts o f money. Reese’s Oil Company is deter mined to be o f service to the commu nity. We still want to be viewed as the ‘friend o f the family’. We want the customer to feel that their needs mat ter. We are all feeling the bite o f the economy with the oil prices increas ing dramatically, and we are spend ing all waking hours (and some sleep ing hours) trying to find a way to pass on savings to our customers. Since we are a small company, we have lower overhead and can therefore offer lower prices. We strive daily to ensure that our prices are the lowest at any time. So if you find oil cheaper elsewhere, give us a call and we will meet or beat the prices o f our com petitors. We also provide 24 hour service, 7 days a week. Reese’s Oil Company also offers full service and repair on oil furnaces. So give us a call todayat 503-287-2121. Watch for the specials that will be o ffe re d throughout the com ing months. To those o f you who Reese ’ s Oil Company has served in the past and to any new customers, please watch for coupons that will be adver tised in the upcoming weeks. Let us know you saw it in The Portland Observer. Enjoy your holidays and let us help you keep warm. Powell’s Union Wins United Way Support Responding to a call for assis tance from Pow ell’s Books union members, United W ay o f the Colum bia-Willamette donated file cabinets, bulletin boards, a calculator and other miscellaneous office supplies this month to help equip the w orkers’ emerging chapter. In te rn a tio n a l L o n g sh o re and W arehouse Union (ILW U) Local 5 currently represents more than 420 workers at Pow ell’s Books which is the largest independent new and used bookstore in the country. After two years oforganizing, workers and management ratified their first con tract on Aug. 14. Union Steward Ryan Takas said he appreciated the support shown by the United Way. “Creating a union for Powell’s workers has been a long time coming, and now that we have a contract there is still a lot o f work to do to meet our goals,” Takas said. “United W ay’s donation will help us get there a little bit easier.” Glenn Shuck, executive directorof the United W ay-funded L abor’s Community Service Agency, said he’s glad to see a local union get a good running start. Neighbors Talk Open Meeting Law A workshop for Portland neigh borhood activists on O regon’s Pub lic Records and Open Meetings Law will be held on Thursday, Dec. 7. Participants will learn how to navi gate these laws to insure their neigh borhood and community groups can e ff e c tiv e ly a d v o c a te fo r th e ir community’s interests while meeting the spirit o f the law. The workshop will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the King Center located at 4815 N.E. 7th at Wygant. The event is co-spon sored by the City ofPortland Office o f N eighborhood Involvem ent and Northeast Coalition o f Neighbor hoods. The workshop will address such frequently asked questions as: Wha, is a proper meeting notice? I
