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Show Power rate increase to be discussed in Bountiful several appliances. For instance, a home video will still cost about one cent per hour under the new rate structure, while microwave ovens increase from 7.5 to 8.5 cents per hour, refrigerators from 22.5 to 25.5 cents, air conditioners from 30 to 33.75 cents, and dryers from 15 to 17 cents per load pany, though rates were adjusted slightly two years ago. An average customer paying $30 a month for power now will see an increase of $4.20 per month. One interesting aspect of the brochure was a cost per household appliance chart outlining power rates for one hour of usage of By TOM HARALDSEN B OUNTIFUL Members of the Bountiful City Council and Mayor Bob Linnell will hold a special public pub-lic hearing tonight (Wednesday) at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers to discuss a 14-percent increase in Bountiful electric power rates going into effect June 1. The rate increase was also outlin-ed outlin-ed in a brochure sent to all Bountiful Boun-tiful residences last week by Clifford Clif-ford C. Michaelis, director of Bountiful Boun-tiful City Light and Power. A cover letter sent with the brochure stated that the city's price on purchased power will increase markedly after June 1. The 14-percent hike will help offset a portion of that increase, in-crease, with the rest to be made up through cost-cutting programs within the department. Even with the increase, from 4.9 to 5.6 seconds per kilowatt hour, the city's rate remains lower than the average of surrounding communities com-munities (a 7.2 centKWH rate). The brochure stated that Bountiful's power costs will increase 46 percent for purchased electricity from its principal power supplier, the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP). This year's general increase will be the first since 1986 for the com- |