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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC_Public_Comment_62 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