Today's utility hearing delayed until february

By Times Staff Writer
Published January 29, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY

The Florida Public Service Commission hearing on Aloha Utilities' proposed multimillion-dollar-rate increase, originally scheduled for today, has been put off until next month, state Sen. Mike Fasano said Monday. Fasano, R-New Port Richey, said the commission delayed the hearing after speaking with him. The senator requested that the hearing be postponed until Aloha's customers could be represented. Aloha serves about 25,000 customers in southwest Pasco.

Suspicious item prompts lockdown

River Ridge Middle School officials locked down the campus Monday morning after someone found a plastic tube labeled with the "radioactive" symbol in a school restroom. Pasco County emergency management response teams secured the campus and removed the tube, which was found be empty, district environmental specialist Jennifer Fowler said. "There was no risk to students or staff," she said.

Correction

The Feb. 16 show at the Palmwood Pavilion at the Spring Hill Civic Association will be Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters (Money Honey, Honey Love, Fools Fall in Love). Tickets will be $15 in advance, $20 at the gate, plus $5 to add a meet-and-greet afterwards. Call (352) 666-4746. Because of incorrect information given to the Times, a different group and price were listed in a column on Saturday.

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