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Environment

Jefferson County PUD Proposes 9% Rate Increase to Address Aging Infrastructure and Rising Energy Demands

[caption id align="alignnone" width="1440"] Photo courtesy of the Jefferson County PUD [/caption] News by Scott France Jefferson County PUD Board of Commissioners will review and possibly vote on a staff proposal for a proposed 9% rate increase. The proposal, the result of a yearlong

Editorial

Op-Ed: Fast, Reliable, and Publicly Managed Internet is Coming to Jefferson County

Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Will O’Donnell, Broadband and Communications Director at Jefferson County PUD For the last few years, I've been putting most of my energy into creating a publicly owned fiber optic network that will reach rural residents in Jefferson