Portland Water and Wastewater 101
Posted on April 30, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater
If you’re registered to vote in Oregon, by now you’ve probably received your voter pamphlet for the May 20th election. If you live in Portland, you might have heard or read about Measure 26-156. Portland’s water and wastewater management is a complex topic... Read More »
Portland’s Measure 26-156 – Campaign Contributors
Posted on April 28, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater
As Oregon’s May 20 primary election approaches, CUB will be providing background info on Measure 26-156. That measure proposes to create a new utility district in Portland and end the control of the Portland City Council over local water, sewer, and... Read More »
CUB Takes Neutral Position on Water and Sewer Ballot Measure
Posted on April 16, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater
This story was originally printed in a press release, submitted to Portland local media outlets on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 16th. You can view the press release here.
Earlier today, CUB announced a neutral position on Portland Ballot Measure 26-156,... Read More »
CUB Welcomes Portland Consumer Advocate Janice Thompson
Posted on March 19, 2014 by Jeff Bissonnette
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, History of CUB and General CUB News, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater
The Citizens’ Utility Board of Oregon (CUB) is pleased to announce the hiring of Janice Thompson as our new consumer advocate for Portland water and sewer services.
Thompson comes to CUB after a long career working on democracy reform issues. She has... Read More »
CUB Starts to Wade into Water and Sewer Rates
Posted on January 29, 2014 by Jeff Bissonnette
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater
One of the best things about starting to work on water and sewer issues is the great wordplay you can do. It may be corny but when the opportunity for humor presents itself, we can’t help ourselves.
But keeping rates affordable and... Read More »
CUB Is Now Your Consumer Advocate for Portland Water and Sewer Services
Posted on January 9, 2014 by Jeff Bissonnette
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, History of CUB and General CUB News, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater
On January 8, 2014, the Portland City Council adopted a resolution that designated CUB as the residential ratepayer advocate for water and sewer services in the city. That means that CUB will represent residential customers of the City of Portland’s water... Read More »
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