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1600 7th Avenue, Suite 1500
Seattle, Washington 98191
www.centurylink.com
December 31, 2019
Hearing Examiner
c/o City Clerk’s Office
Renton City Hall
1055 S Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
Dear Mr. Examiner,
As the incumbent telephone provider for the Eastside and a national leader in delivering
broadband solutions to both residents and businesses, CenturyLink supports Puget Sound
Energy’s efforts to ensure the Eastside has reliable power through the Energize Eastside
project, and encourages the hearing examiner to approve the project’s conditional use permit.
Customers, both residential and businesses alike, are as dependent on the internet as they are
on reliable power – with the former being reliant on the later. That said, we believe it is in the
best interest of our customers for this project to move forward, ensuring our customer’s ability
to access the internet and do business is not hampered by intermittent power delivery.
The recently released staff report from the City of Renton appropriately recommends approval
based on applicable city land use codes and policies. In addition to being good policy, project
approval ensures that investments in infrastructure stay ahead of city needs, protecting a
connected and growing Eastside.
This transmission infrastructure is over fifty years old. It is time to build this critical upgrade.
Our businesses and residential customers are relying on this for their lives and livelihood. We
urge approval of the permit so that the project can move into construction as soon as possible.
Thank you for your time and consideration of this request.
Respectfully,
Davd Namura
Director, State and Local Government Affairs
CenturyLink