I was extremely concerned to read that the Citizens Committee for Public Power was under investigation from the Public Disclsoure Commission. I’m the secretary for the group so imagine my surprise that our official notification was the FiberActive ad. According to Jennifer at the PDC we are not under investigation nor had any violations. Great timing on the mud-slinging attack ad with absolutely no truth at all. FiberActive, you say you support “honest and open” politics but your ad proves you are willing to lie to further your own goal. Our committee is a small grassroots group backing a candidate that is looking out for the homeowner, small businessman, and farmer. Spending “tens of thousands of dollars” on advertising is laughable. We aren’t rich. How did we support “two ‘one-term, anti-growth, anti-business, and anti-fiber’ commissioners”? The two not on the Economic Development Council? Why you think that’s a requirement is beyond me. We don’t need another “yes man” from the EDC on the PUD Commission. It’s an absolute abuse of power when members of the EDC promise cheap industrial power rates and then use their position on the PUD Commission to ensure them.

The PUD has been overextending its resources and now faces a budget shortfall. On one hand, it blindly spends money it doesn’t have on fiber, your group’s self-interest. On the other hand, the PUD subsidiezes industry to the extent it will never pay for its own infrastructure. Homeowners are left holding the bag.

How can we not elect a candidate that will protect our interests? Figure out a way to make fiber more cost effective and charge industrial rates that at least cover costs. Growth doesn’t have to be at the citizens’ expense.

Cobie Hansen

Moses Lake

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