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Leggett, Council Spar Over Public Utility Discussion
Council to continue the investigation, though executive thinks purchasing Pepco 'not feasible.'
County Executive Isiah Leggett dug in his heels Tuesday at a meeting with the Montgomery County Council, calling the idea to condemn Pepco and municipalize the utility "not feasible." The meeting comes just days after county attorney Marc Hansen told council members that to acquire the utility would mean going through the Maryland General Assembly and the Maryland Public Service Commission, as well as paying Pepco fair market value for its infrastructure. "It was appropriate to ask the question, but now we have the answer, an answer that I think in many ways suggests that this is not a viable option," Leggett (D) said. "Now and for the foreseeable future, they will still be the utility. So we need to find a way to fight them, push them, …
Tim Fahey
5:59 pm on Saturday, September 17, 2011
@Reiter, I agree with you. Pepco will not fix the problem, except to cut down every tree in the region. In the meantime, they are keep the shareholders happy, while the customers have to deal with the inadequate upgrades to the system. more ›