PUCO schedules four local public hearings in Columbia Gas service area

COLUMBUS, OHIO (May 11, 2009) – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has scheduled  local public hearings to give Columbia Gas of Ohio customers an opportunity to express their views about the company’s request to eliminate its gas cost recovery rate and obtain and price natural gas supplies through a market-based structure.

The local public hearings are scheduled as follows:

• Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at 6 p.m.
  Wolfe Park Shelter House
  105 Park Drive
  Columbus, Ohio 43209
  
  
• Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 6  p.m.
  Parma City Hall, Council Chambers
  6611 Ridge Road
  Parma, Ohio 44129
  
  
• Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 6 p.m.
  Michael V. Disalle Government Center
  One Government Center
  County Commissioners Hearing Room, 1st Floor
  640 Jackson Street
  Toledo, Ohio 43624
  
  
• Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 6 p.m.
  Athens Community Center
  701 East State Street, Suite 201
  Athens, Ohio 45701

For more information on the procedural schedule for this case or to view a copy of Columbia’s application, visit the PUCO Web site at www.PUCO.ohio.gov. Click on the link to Docketing Information System (DIS) and enter the case number 08-1344-GA-EXM.

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