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Voters to pay to mail coal-plant ballots.
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Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, Florida) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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August 24, 2005
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2005 Tallahassee Democrat. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Todd Wright
Aug. 24--The ballot is almost in the mail for Tallahassee voters, who will be the deciding voice on whether the city takes part in the construction of a coal-fired power plant in North Florida.
The City Commission is expected to vote today on a recommendation to conduct a mail ballot Nov. 17 to settle the issue. In July, the commission chose to make an initial investment of $6.4 million to become a partner with three other public utility companies to build the $1.6 billion plant.
The referendum will be the first issue put on a citywide mail ballot and will cost about $242,000 to conduct. The estimated cost includes the postage to mail the ...
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184 words
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THOMAS CONTENT;
447 words
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787 words
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491 words
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411 words
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504 words
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637 words
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Lowery, Courtney;
178 words
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October 9, 2004 ;
THOMAS CONTENT;
588 words
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534 words
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