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Letter to the Editor:
Speaks Out On Power
Jan. 8, 1962
Mr. Loren Stewart
Editor-Publisher
Cheeehako News
We noticed an unintended im
plication given in your story con
cerning Consolidated Utilities Ltd.
and Kenai Power Carp., published
Jan. 5 and would sincerely appre
ciate the chance of clearing up
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Whether the City of Kenai vot
ers approve the ratifying of a 20
year franchise or not for Kenai
Power Corp., every bit of the
work (construction of gas gener
ation plant, nine miles of new
transmission line, etc.) is still go
ing ahead and will be completed
in the very near future,
CUI, has a 20-year contract to
supply inexpensive gas generated
power tti this firm. A long term
; iitraet has been signed between
CUL and Union Ohio for the na
tural gas, and also has a long
term industrial site lease with the
State of Alaska, The CUL plant
is now 85 per cent completed to
wards generation of ldOOKW of
power, all available to this firm.
Clearing is presently going on
along the main transmission line
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in Kenai
Box 536
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Land Surveyor
Stanley McLane
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Phone 262*4723
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right of way which will open up
seven more miles of service to
residents of Kenai who wish to
purchase our lower cost power.
All of these things will be as we
have promised months ago to the
City of Kenai, with or without a
franchise.
The voters of Kenai have al
ready enjoyed for many months
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rates as compared to a year ago.
They will continue to do so, if
we are given a fair chance to op
erate. All the promised and publi
cized plans of those two compan
ies will go ahead regardless of
the outcome of the election. This
going-head is a cold-rash on the
barrelhead faith in the future of
the Kenai area.
The franchise vote, to our way
of thinking, will be the same kind
of faith the voters will show not
only to a company which has al
ready served them for 11 years,
but in their city, their neighbor
hood. their home, their business.
If a city, like an individual, does
not work to better itself and its
children, then let us all go back
to candles.
Incidentally, although this may
not be business at hand, we are
kind of proud that as a company
serving one of three cities total
ing half of Alaska's population,
we were the only power company
despite the recent holiday cold
snaps and heavy electrical out
age, that DID NOT ;ts home
owners to dim'the in t Christ
mas tree lights. Of the six power
companies involved, we did man
age to give everyone all the el
ectricity they needed.
Some will say if should he rou
tine. for us, but then I know of
some Christinas trees in other ar
eas that were dark Christmas.
FRANK ROWLEY, Pres.
Kenai Power Co. p.
Re: City Council
Kenai, Alaska
Jan. 16, 11*62
Editor, Cheechako News
Kenai, Alaska
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If you really want to know,, just
ask anyone end you would prob
ably be asking someone who ha*
never been to a meeting, yet they
can tell you what they are or are
not doing.
Personally, I think they are
doing a good job—especially by
being opposed on almost every
thing they try to do. These Coun
cil members were elected by the
people and the least each one of
ns can do is m to the meetings
and take an interest in what
they are trying to do.
Every day I hear someone say
“Kenai will ewer amount to any
thing.” We should all ask our
selves, “Am I doing all I can to
help?”
I think Kenai and the surround
ing community has a good future
and are as fine people as you’d
find any place. So—let us all for
get our difcrences, if there are
any, and make 1M2 a year of
progress for Kenai.
We all know it takes time to
get a new city started right, such
as planning, zoning, etc., and I
mm sore we ail want all we can
get for our money.
It is each man’s perogative to
do and think as he likes, but I
say let us all be a little more
patient. Go to the. meetings and
do all we can to help. We can all
Le paid of the advancement of our
city and community,
M. T. SIMS,
Box 23, Kenai, Alaska,
An Open Letter
Jan. 16, 1062
Loren Stewart, Editor
The ('heeehako News
Keiiai, Alaska
This is an open letter to the
people of Kenan
Should Kenai comprise of 45
square miles?
The proponents maintain that
it must—in order to promote in
dustry, agriculture and future
growth. Let’s look at the facts:
Has industry moved into the
Kenai city limits?
The only new IMmstry is l»auh
enapeck’s cannery and that was
organized in 1016. The future oil
refineries, oil docks and tank
farm are well clear of the city
limits. Any petro-chemical indus
try is likely to remain clear.
Industry may develop north, or
south of the Kenai city limits but
not in Kenai, as it is senseless to
put an Industry in inn Kenai city
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limits- -Mid - 9*p.. - tvumjtn it.»
Oil -and- mil ^w-thjwigh
steel pipes and transportation is
a minor problem.
Will agriculture develop in the
Keaai oily limits? I think sot.
Can aiyrOne develop art agri
ci iture unit out of a virgin coun
try and pay taxes to the city of
Keriai when, he receives >10 'ben
efK from those taxors? ■
I fed lev* the .logfcaU.-tftp;
to -do in cinder to promote fcqg^
if-as is to cut the -city Jkpdts tp
approximately two square miles
to encourage industry arid to fiu
AgriesWe a free Sand suf ev.
erybody will profit.
Rmeerely.
"RED” MU,LEE
«'KSlleEs'.
on the Kenai Peninsula
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CHKECHAKO NEWS—262*4624
FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST MISSION meets each Sunday from
10 a.m. to 12 noon at Soldotna Community Bldg, Rev. James M.
Simmons of Anchorage, Pastor. 61-bc
CATHOLIC CHURCH SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULES: Kenai 9 a.m.
it Our Lady of the Angels church; Soldotna, 11 a.m. at Village
Shopping Center; Wildwood 4 p.m. at Wildwood Chapel. 64be
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY sXlNTS
meets at Soldotna Community Center. Services Sunday at 12 p.m.
Everyone invited. 46hc
LUTHERAN CHURCH meets 3:00 p.m. Sunday, Soldotna Theatre.
Rev. Glen Groth, Preacher, Sunday School 2 p.m.
A.L.C.W. meets Thursday, January 25 at 2:00 p.m. For information
call 202- 1072 262-11*'*2.
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