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Town Hall meetings for new Vero Beach utility rates begin Tuesday

VERO BEACH -- The Vero Beach City Council is asking for public input into the proposed water and ...

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Vero City Council skirts rate hike issue

By Lisa ZahnerVERO BEACH -- In what should have been an earnest meeting Tuesday, taking a hard look ...

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ELECTRIC Part 1: Power plant not villain in City’s electric rate crisis

By Lisa Zahner This is part one of a two-part story, originally published in our sister publication, Vero ...

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ELECTRIC Part 2: How we got into this mess, a brief history

By Lisa ZahnerThis is the second part of a two-part story, originally published in our sister publication, Vero ...

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City Council to consider new electric, water and sewer rates today

By Lisa ZahnerVERO BEACH -- The Vero Beach City Council convenes at 3 p.m. Tuesday for a special ...

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Early morning outage knocks out traffic lights, radios, power to fire station

VERO BEACH -- According to reports heard on the police scanner, a power outage at about 6:30 a.m. ...

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Rockridge residents mobilize to fight for way out of Vero Beach electric

By Lisa Zahner INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- Rockridge and local communities like it are becoming ground zero in ...

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City to consider new electric rates for customers starting in January

By Lisa ZahnerVERO BEACH -- On Thursday the City of Vero Beach Utilities and Finance commissions will consider ...

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Blown transformer knocks power out on South Mulberry Street in Fellsmere

FELLSMERE -- At 2:45 a.m. police and fire officials responded to a call about electricity being out along ...

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Storm knocks down power line on A-1-A

ORCHID ISLAND -- Electrical storms Sunday afternoon left a live power line dangling about four feet above the road ...

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Out-of-city electric surcharge may soon be terminated

By Lisa ZahnerVERO BEACH -- In a bid to quell mounting anger over soaring power bills, the Vero ...

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Electric bills stun businesses, nonprofits

By Lisa ZahnerVERO BEACH -- Sky high electric bills combined with near-record heat and the challenging economic environment are ...