South Hutchinson Finalizes Black Hills Energy Franchise Agreement

Ordinance #26-16 is attached to the city's Sept. 17 announcement

South Hutchinson Finalizes Black Hills Energy Franchise Agreement
Courtesy City of South Hutchinson

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SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — South Hutchinson has finalized its franchise fee agreement with Black Hills Energy through Ordinance #26-16, according to an announcement posted on the city's website Thursday, Sept. 17. A franchise fee is what a utility pays a city for the right to run its lines through public rights-of-way, generally set as a share of what the utility collects from customers inside city limits.

The ordinance text is attached to the Sept. 17 announcement in the news section of the city's website. Readers can request copies of city ordinances from City Clerk Katie Marcum's office. Reno County municipal ordinances and franchise actions also appear in the weekly public notices Citizen Journal publishes.

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