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missioner, questronect tn set aside money for legal action cal year, the town must ham,mer tars, a cost that would be borneP. that does not formally. involve out a new agreernent with the by the shareholders of the com- plant owners. �' pony.the county, but Mr, 1Viecizwiecki . . said it was a common practice for Sandwich Tawn� Manager "We continue to look a� various 4�¢ the commission to- have' money at4 George H. Dunham said he 'aes options, including quick start fur- a4r not know when the valuation dis- bl*nes.' Everyt hing is dictated by hand for legal uses. IP -. "We have the ability to defend - cussions will formally begin but niarket conditions," said Paige NT. � ourselves as we see fit,"Mr. Niedz- . said th'e down has begun prepar- Kane, public affairs manager for . Y wiecki said, "and that's what the ing for negotiations: GenOn in New England. legal reserve is there for. We've "The current agreement ex- For the past eight years, the �. been extraordinarily responsible Pyres at the end of Fiscal 'Year generating plant has been . op- with it.,,, 2013 and over the next year we crating mostly as a third siring ` will begin discussions. We con- quarterback, there in case two � Kevin Howard, executive direr- y . r � for of the Arts Foundation of Cape tinue to have.regular discussions transmission tines that .pyovide Cad, put in a request for $60,000 With GenOn regarding their fu- electricity to homes and busi- ,Kr in jaunty funding—$10,000 more �urQ plans, including the valua- nesses- in the southeastern part t.z� than he requested last year and tion agreement, he said: � of the state should both fail at the �25,U04 more than he actually re� Since signing the fast agree- same time. � meat, a number of economic Far- In 2009, however,clued in the FY12 budget. NStar made, tors have arisen that have put the some upgrades to its existing fix. Howard said the funding ncrease is necessary in part due aging power plant. at a disadvan- transmission lines and that has o a lass of revenue at last year's tage in the power generation mar- further reduced the need for early ra ined-out Pops by the Sea ketplace, thus reducing the num- power from the Sandwich plant oncert, the organization's major ber of days the plant i s a ctually for reliability purposes. undraiser. operating, and possibly, rec�u cing "The number of days ghatthe "Far this year, in order far us its taxable value... � � Canal pant was operational in to be able to continue with our First of all, the plant uses oil 2011.was significantly lower than grant-making programs," Mr. rather than natural gas to run its in years prior to the short-term Howard said, "we're going to turbines. With the cost of ail sig- upgrades," said Ms. Dane. Ms. � deed a little more support." nificantly higher than the. price Kane did not state exactly haw the commissioners did not of natural=gas, that has.."Placed a many days the plant was opera- . �. commit to a figure and reminded - strain on. the power slant's abil- tional. ity to compete with other suppli- � . ,1 COntinued an Page 11 ers that use natural gas as their ' Continued on Page 11 . �,