Since May 30, 2014, three other customers have accepted the $1,500 payment offer. These other affected customers include: KCD Realty, Raymond Welby, Steven Blaschak, all of whom did not file a response to the application. South Mountain Grove neither accepted the $1,500 payment offer, nor responded to the application. At the prehearing conference, the Companies represented that Jerome Fuhr and South Mountain Grove were no longer in the systems as active customers. It was averred that South Mountain Grove is no longer Companies’ an operating business. Even so, the Companies maintained their facilities pending the outcome of this proceeding. To date, three have not accepted the $1,500 offer for entering into a voluntary agreement, including: Fred Lindbuchler, Jr., Jerome Fuhr, and South Mountain Grove. On June 30, 2014, the Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) filed a Notice of Intervention and Public Statement as well as protests on behalf of Mr. Lindbuchler and Mr. Fuhr. By Notice dated September 4, 2014, these cases were assigned to me and an Initial Prehearing Conference was scheduled for October 9, 2014. The conference was later rescheduled to October 8, 2014, per the request of OCA. A Prehearing Conference was held in these cases on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Mark C. Morrow, Esquire, and Danielle Jouenne, Esquire appeared on behalf of the Companies. Dianne E. Dusman, Esquire and Christy M. Appleby, Esquire, appeared on behalf of OCA. The cases were consolidated for hearing and a procedural schedule was established for the case. On October 22, 2014, Mr. Lindbuchler, Mr. Fuhr, and Company witness David E. Lahoff each submitted Direct Testimonies. On November 5, 2014, Mr. Lindbuchler and Mr. Lahoff submitted Rebuttal Testimonies. The parties agreed to waive cross-examination, and the hearing was held on November 17, 2014 for the purposes of entering the testimony into the record. On November 19, 2014, the 13 page transcript was filed. Briefs were filed on December 5, 2014, and Reply Briefs were filed on December 19, 2014. The record closed on December 19, 2014. FINDINGS OF FACT
Since May 30, 2014, three other customers have accepted the $1,500 payment offer. These other affected customers include: KCD Realty, Raymond Welby, Steven Blaschak, all of whom did not file a response to the application. South Mountain Grove neither accepted the $1,500 payment offer, nor responded to the application. At the prehearing conference, the Companies represented that Jerome Fuhr and South Mountain Grove were no longer in the Companies’ systems as active customers. It was averred that South Mountain Grove is no longer an operating business. Even so, the Companies maintained their facilities pending the outcome of this proceeding. To date, three have not accepted the $1,500 offer for entering into a voluntary agreement, including: Fred Lindbuchler, Jr., Jerome Fuhr, and South Mountain Grove. On June 30, 2014, the Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) filed a Notice of Intervention and Public Statement as well as protests on behalf of Mr. Lindbuchler and Mr. Fuhr. By Notice dated September 4, 2014, these cases were assigned to me and an Initial Prehearing Conference was scheduled for October 9, 2014. The conference was later rescheduled to October 8, 2014, per the request of OCA. A Prehearing Conference was held in these cases on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Mark C. Morrow, Esquire, and Danielle Jouenne, Esquire appeared on behalf of the Companies. Dianne E. Dusman, Esquire and Christy M. Appleby, Esquire, appeared on behalf of OCA. The cases were consolidated for hearing and a procedural schedule was established for the case. On October 22, 2014, Mr. Lindbuchler, Mr. Fuhr, and Company witness David E. Lahoff each submitted Direct Testimonies. On November 5, 2014, Mr. Lindbuchler and Mr. Lahoff submitted Rebuttal Testimonies. The parties agreed to waive cross-examination, and the hearing was held on November 17, 2014 for the purposes of entering the testimony into the record. On November 19, 2014, the 13 page transcript was filed. Briefs were filed on December 5, 2014, and Reply Briefs were filed on December 19, 2014. The record closed on December 19, 2014. FINDINGS OF FACT
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