BEFORE THE HONORABLE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Cascade Natural Gas Corp., has filed with the Board of County Commissioners of Grant County, Washington, an application for a franchise for a period of fifteen (15) years to construct, operate and maintain a natural gas distribution system across certain County roads in Grant County, Washington lying within the following described portion of the County, to-wit:

OF GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON

In the matter of the Application of NOTICE OF HEARING

ON

Cascade Natural Gas Corp. APPLICATION FOR A COUNTY ROAD

FRANCHISE

for a franchise to construct, operate and

maintain a natural gas distribution

system on certain County Road

Rights-of-Way within the County of

Grant, State of Washington, for the

purpose of supplying natural gas to

customers.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Cascade Natural Gas Corp., has filed with the Board of County Commissioners of Grant County, Washington, an application for a franchise for a period of fifteen (15) years to construct, operate and maintain a natural gas distribution system across certain County roads in Grant County, Washington lying within the following described portion of the County, to-wit:

The Municipal Corporation of Grant County

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Grant County, Washington, has fixed the hearing on said application for the franchise for the 30th day of September, 2014 at the hour of 2:00 o’clock p.m. in the Board of County Commissioners’ room in the Grant County Courthouse in Ephrata, Grant County, State of Washington, and any person may appear at this time and place to be heard for or against the granting or denying of said franchise or any part thereof.

DATED this 8th day of September, 2014

Dave Firebaugh, Auditor of Grant County, Washington

By: /s/ Dave Firebaugh

Auditor

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Pub: September 12 & 19, 2014