MORNING STAR
✳ MAY 18 - 24, 2006
Letters to the Editor Thanks to Neighborhood Watch I would like to take this time to say thank you to citizens in the new Neighborhood Watch in east Seaford. Through your time and commitment to the Neighborhood Watch you are making a difference in the Seaford community. The Sussex County boot camp troops were successful in their efforts in cleaning up the neighborhood. The cadets truly enjoyed the scrumptious lunches and snacks that you provided.
A special thanks to the City of Seaford work crew and staff. Pat A Jones, Seaford Neighborhood Watch
Tombstones are vandalized You know who you are. Before Easter of 2006, someone knocked over my brother’s tombstone from its base and also scraped the edges of my mom’s and dad’s tombstone, in the Blades Cemetery at the
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top of the hill. I do not want to press charges, but I do expect the person to correct what they have done. It broke my heart when I saw my brother’s grave and my mom’s and dad’s grave in such a state of disrepair. To see it as it was and now to see it, as it is today, I want you to know that the Bowden Family is a very proud family and the names of John D. Bowden and Anna T. and Oliver A. Bowden mean something. If the person wants to get in touch with me you can call the Laurel Star (or) The Seaford Star Office at 629-9788. I will be expecting to hear from you. Remember this could have been done to one of your
loved one’s graves. Anna Mae Bowden Calloway, Seaford
Post office grateful for food The employees of the Laurel Post Office would like to thank everyone who donated nonperishable food items during the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 12. Approximately 2,300 pounds were collected and donated to the Good Samaritan Thrift Shop in Laurel. Richard Hass Supervisor of customer service Laurel Post Office
PAT MURPHY
Utility Rates are Changing …So is the Plan to Help You Adjust Continued from page 51
cies and that Delaware Electric Co-Op, Chesapeake Utilities and Delmarva Power are participating with Catholic Charities, 1st State Community Action and others to see that no one is overwhelmed with this tremendous increase. Two numbers for help are 1-800464-4357 and 800-375-7117, or got to a local agency, said Matt. Here I am still writing and they keep telling me I am too longwinded. Yes, I expect I am, but president Steve Gordy of the Pop Warner Football program says that group will celebrate its 25th year this fall and organizers want to bring back — at an October ceremony — some of the very first players and coaches. If you were one of these people, please contact Steve at 875-0573. I must say it has been a very successful program. The Donna Whaley Memorial Walk is scheduled for June 10. It is the seventh year for the event and senior Krista Scott is the chairman of the event. It will be held at the Laurel High School track. Pledge sheets are at the middle and high school, as well as the library. It benefits Hope House. I’m out of here. But next week I’m going to talk about one of the sensitive issues of our time, the Equal Rights Amendment. Oh my, have a good week everybody!
News items may be mailed to the Seaford and Laurel Star, 628 W. Stein Hwy., Seaford, DE 19973. Or they may be faxed to 629-9243.
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he plan to allow Delmarva Power customers in Delaware to phase in new electricity rates has changed, to make it consistent with our plan in Maryland. We recognize and regret that recent changes may be confusing. At Delmarva Power, we want to help you make the right choice and explain how the phase-in plan will affect your monthly electricity bill. As we work across multiple states, it is our desire to ensure that all our customers feel they are well informed and treated fairly.
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By participating in the phase-in plan, customers will pay lower rates now but pay the full increased cost of electricity plus the deferred amount later.
We invite you to ask questions, take action and visit our Web site. Your decision will affect what you pay for electricity for many months to come.
Delaware customers originally had until April 28th to make a decision whether to opt out of the phase-in plan or accept automatic enrollment. Customers who want to change their status can now take as long as they need to do so. We do, however, urge you to act quickly given that the new rates are already in effect.
Additional information will arrive soon in your mail, but if you have questions now, Delmarva Power is here to help. Visit our Web site at www.delmarva.com.
Similarly, if you originally opted out of the phase-in plan and remain comfortable with that decision, no further action is required. N If you are in the phase-in plan and wish to “opt out” or, N If you previously “opted out” of the plan and now wish to enroll, contact us by visiting www.delmarva.com or by calling 1-877-285-9316. Please have your account number handy.
Under the phase-in plan, your total bill will increase relative to your current bill as follows:
Interest charges have also been eliminated for customers choosing to phase-in the new rates. What hasn’t changed is the fact that customers in the phase in plan ultimately will pay the full increased cost of electricity plus the deferred amount beginning January 1, 2008.
Step 1: 15% on May 1, 2006;
We suggest the following:
Step 3: 19% on June 1, 2007, assuming no further changes in wholesale price;
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If you are in the phase-in plan and wish to remain enrolled, no further action is required.
Step 2: 25% on January 1, 2007;
Step 4: Customers will begin to pay back the amount deferred from January 1, 2008 through June 1, 2009. This balance will be spread and billed equally during these 17 months.