Following the sub-zero temperatures that much of the Midwest received
last February, a lot of businesses and municipalities looked for
different vendors or methods of purchasing natural gas. Barton County has been
in discussions with Woodriver Energy about the manner in which the county
purchases their natural gas.
The Barton County Commission will discuss a new agreement on natural gas sales
at the Tuesday, Nov. 30 meeting.
Woodriver Energy proposed various buying options to the county. The commission
has shown interest in the fixed price option. This would set the county’s gas
at one fixed rate, giving budget certainty and eliminating upside risk, both
monthly and daily.
The natural gas discussion is toward the end of the agenda for Tuesday’s
meeting. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. inside the Barton County Courthouse in Great Bend.