A MAJOR CHANGE IN HOW CITY OF HOPKINSVILLE RESIDENTS RECEIVE ONE OF THEIR UTILITIES COULD SOON BE COMING.

            HOPKINSVILLE WATER AND ENVIRONMENT AUTHORITY DIRECTOR LEN HALE ADDRESSED THE HOPKINSVILLE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE LAST NIGHT AND SAID HIS AGENCY IS FOLLOWING UP ON A PROMISE MADE TWO YEARS AGO TO LOOK AT GOING INTO THE NATURAL GAS BUSINESS.

            HALE SAYS HWEA HAS A PLAN FOR ALL ASPECTS OF RUNNING A NATURAL GAS UTILITY. 

            THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED SENDING THE ORDINANCE TO COUNCIL.

OFFICIALS WITH H-W-E-A EXPECT DESIGN PHASES OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE COMPLETE BY FEBRUARY OR MARCH OF NEXT YEAR.

            IF APPROVED, H-W-E-A WOULD PURCHASE ITS NATURAL GAS FROM AN AGENCY CALLED “TRANS CANADA”, THE THIRD LARGEST NATURAL GAS STORAGE OPERATOR IN NORTH AMERICA.

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