Rally The Troops

This letter is to alert Highlands County residents of an urgent matter, where we have to gather together and take action. Most of us are operating under sticker shock when it comes to spending our precious dollars in recent days. So many prices have gone up, we seldom really pay attention anymore, we just sigh and pay. However, we must rally the troops in this case.

Progress Energy has begun collecting its 25 percent rate increase. I didn't particularly check our bill until my neighbor called and told me how much theirs had risen.

I pulled out last month's bill and found the charges for the kilowatt hours had risen across the board from a "low" of $1.41 to a high of $1.25 per unit. Folks, we just got rid of the Sebring Rider and now this. To hike our cost for such an essential service at this point in our economy is really bad. The cost of everything has risen so much as to make our lives like treading water and now we get hit with a tidal wave!

I have written to Denise Grimsley, J.D. Alexander and Bill Nelson with the particulars of our personal electric bill and with a heartfelt plea for them to use their elected positions to fight for their constituents in Highlands County to get this reversed. If they can do it with something as relatively unimportant as the TV changeover, they ought to be able to fix this travesty.

If others of you will write to them or call them as well, our voices will be heard. One or two of us cannot move government alone. Please do your part and thank you in advance.

Judith Hinkle
Sebring