Herald staff
EVERETT — Cynthia First was elected by fellow commissioners this week to serve as president of the Snohomish County PUD board for 2001. Don Berkey is the new vice president and Kathy Vaughn is secretary-treasurer.
After a short discussion of the merits of having meetings at night to get more customers involved in PUD business, the commissioners decided to continue meeting on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. They agreed that they would have at least two regular meetings at night, although they left the dates open. They also said they planned to have some rate hearings at night, most likely in February.
British get their 777s: Boeing delivered two 777-200ERs to British Airways on Thursday, bringing to seven the number the airline has put in service this year. Five more are due for 2001 delivery. British Airways, which now has 40 777s in its fleet, is the largest customer for the aircraft outside the U.S.
Thursday prices: Gold sold for $273.90 a troy ounce, silver sold for $4.76 and platinum sold for $612.60.
Scooter recall: Just as the Christmas buying spree reaches its peak, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission is recalling 100,000 hot-selling scooters because their handlebars can break. Consumers should stop riding the scooters immediately, the government advised. The recall targets Kent Kickin’ Mini-Scooters made by Kent International Inc. of Parsippany, N.J., and Racer X20 scooters manufactured by Kash ‘N Gold Ltd. of Ronkonkoma, N.Y. Owners of the Kent Kickin’ Mini-Scooter can call the company at 800-451-5368 for a free replacement handlebar. Racer X20s should go back to the store.
