The first PUD merger, 1947

To The Eagle,

The current merger put forth by the PUD as such as it is was put together by a small group over a couple of weeks until they got the vote what they wanted.

Now I understand when you have two major parties the citizens have a right to their say openly.

The first merger was in 1947 between three parties: Cathlamet waterworks, the residents of Puget Island, and the PUD. The Cathlamet waterworks was to supply good water to the entirety of the big and small islands of Puget Island, with the PUD’s sole responsibility was to collect the revenues from the connections.

Surely, past records must exist to show the history of how, when, and why it came to be.

Olaf D. Thomason, Sr.

Puget Island