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BPU posted a warning that 'unauthorized individuals' claiming to be company employees have been reported in the Kansas City, Kansas, area.
While the board may find the cancellation “troubling,” I do not. The topic of BPU’s debate was concerned with whether local officers should cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Considering ...
A BPU employee commented, “I use the water filling station every day, it has completely transformed my hydration habits. It's so convenient and accessible that I’ve found myself drinking much ...
Governor Kathy Hochul and Senator Charles Schumer announced earlier this week that the BPU was awarded a grant, along with six others areas, to help expand high-speed Internet and broadband ...
Wednesday’s joint meeting between the UG and the BPU was the first of its kind since news broke that the PILOT fee was not going to be removed from customer bills as promised by Oct. 1.
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities John Alfred and Oscar Johnson Memorial Trust/BPU Good Neighbor Fund helped 54 households from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024, in the fund’s calendar ...
In the BPU’s Oct. 2 regular session meeting, a resident asked about the PILOT fees showing up on bills during the public comment portion. BPU General Manager Bill Johnson offered a response.
Wicklund has worked for BPU for more than 20 years. He moved from secretary/finance director to public utilities director last March, after the department was restructured.
BPU says the caller has used caller ID spoofing to convince victims the call is from the BPU outage number, 913-573-9522. The caller will then give instructions to make a payment.
After Sunday’s storm, more than 12,000 BPU customers lost power. By Tuesday, the expectation was nearly all those customers would get their power restored.