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Blanding: electric utility service outside city limits

The Ledger's review of Blanding's budgets, audits, debt and redevelopment money.

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Auditing Blanding: a $3 million general fund and a city-run electric utility

Blanding's council adopted its fiscal 2027 budget 5-0 on June 23. The budget report posted with the ordinance lists $3.06 million in general fund revenue. The latest audit the city posts covers fiscal 2023 and carries an unmodified opinion.

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Latest update · October 6, 2026 · published Oct 17

Blanding's electric utility seeks state approval to serve customers outside city limits

Rocky Mountain Power and Blanding filed an amendment on Oct. 6 that would let the city's electric utility serve additional customers in the company's territory outside the city boundary. It takes effect Oct. 26 unless an affected person asks for a hearing or more time by Oct. 23.

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