PUD franchise fee payments total $483,447
April 6, 2007
Columbia River People's Utility District (PUD) paid a total of $483,447 in franchise fees to five local cities for 2007.
Franchise fees are paid by utilities to local municipalities to be permitted to operate in their rights of way. The fees are set by the cities and are collected by the PUD.
The PUD's 2007 franchise fee payments to each city are based on gross revenues billed during 2006 from PUD customers within each city's boundaries. The 2006 franchise fee payments were:
- St. Helens - $311,228
- Scappoose - $111,576
- Columbia City - $37,840
- Rainier - $21,621
- Prescott - $1,182
In addition to franchise fees, the PUD paid Columbia County $346,900 in property taxes in 2006. These payments help fund schools, police departments, fire districts and other city and county services.
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For more information, contact Libby Calnon, PUD Communication Specialist, at lca@crpud.org or (503) 366-3264.
Columbia River People's Utility District provides electric service to 18,100 customers in Columbia and Multnomah Counties in Oregon.
The PUD employs 48 people and had FY2006 gross revenues of $28.8 million.