Armstrong PSD status hearing rescheduled

PRESS RELEASE:

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Public Service Commission of West Virginia has rescheduled a hearing into Armstrong Public Service District’s future after it ruled the system is a distressed utility.

The Commission set a further hearing in the matter for 10 a.m. October 11 at Montgomery City Hall, 321 Fourth Ave., Montgomery, to determine how the utility can be improved and whether another entity should acquire the system. The hearing previously was set for September 5.

In the interim, the utility board, which had only one member, has added one more and a third appointment is pending; and an attorney has been obtained for the system. The Commission was asked to delay the case while the board’s attorney became acquainted with details.

The Commission ruled on July 31 that Armstrong’s 825-customer sewer system has substantial problems, involving finances, decrepit infrastructure, and management issues. The Commission at the time rejected a petition from Kanawha Falls Public Service District to acquire Armstrong, saying Kanawha Falls itself is distressed and lacks the Commission’s confidence.

More information on this case can be found on the PSC website: www.psc.state.wv.us. Click on “Case Information” and access Case No. 23-0934-PSD-DU.