Franchise Agreement

“They’ve been bringing not only the local manager but also vice presidents, and listening to us and also responding very quickly to customers’ concerns,” says Shumway. “Not that they solved all of them – because they didn’t.”

“If we can get an agreement for annual review, I think we’re willing to go forward at least to reconsider a franchise agreement with them,” says Shumway.

“Since this company has taken over, the service is just – almost zero,” says Vitale. “People just aren’t getting what they’re paying for and it doesn’t seem to be a concerted effort to expedite doing whatever they have to do to put this stuff in order.”

The distribution franchise agreement between Source Gas and the City of Laramie for the distribution of natural gas is up for renegotiation. The agreement is for 25 years and includes an opportunity for the terms to be renegotiated every five years; the last time they were renegotiated was in 2010...