Bay panel ignoring PUC request to hold up pension plan.

From: Providence Journal (Providence, RI) | Date: January 22, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Timothy C. Barmann

Jan. 22--The Narragansett Bay Commission plans to implement a controversial pension plan for its 120 nonunion employees next week, even though a state regulator had asked the agency to wait until July.

Public Utilities Commissioner Robert Holbrook has expressed concerns about the pension plan and its potential impact on sewer rates.

The pension plan was to go into effect Jan. 1, but the Bay Commission agreed to delay imple...

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