The hand at the helm

"For the most part, the elected officials receive the most public attention while the staff do all the work".

Jim Parker, manager of our PUD, took two hours from his busy schedule yesterday to answer my questions about the operations of the PUD including the acquisition of the power system, future plans for the PUD and how current projects are progressing.

As we spoke of the process of the transition from Puget Sound Energy to PUD power management, the complexity of the this task, growing the operations exponentially, seemed overwhelming.  He spoke of it in a rather matter of fact manner without the telltale signs of the high levels of stress that, I am sure, was part of this process.  In closing, he commented that we have been able to keep water flowing and the lights on, now we have a chance to make things better.

PUD Commissioner meeting tonight, July 1st, 5PM, at the PUD admin building.

Come and be heard!!!

Tony