Ballard Gas Co. meeting with Board Members

On Wednesday, August 13^th, Michael Johnson, District Manager for Ballard Gas, met with three members of the Heritage Ranch Board. Several points came out of this discussion:

1. Ballard offered to set up a reseller tank on Park property. This would require a fully trained Park employee to be available to fill tanks for the Park residents. A proper site would have to be found and installed at great expense. Residents would have to transport their tanks to and from the site. We declined to consider this option.

2. Ballard’s yard will re-open for those who bring in their tanks on August 25^th. Tanks must be transported to and from the site in an upright position, or Ballard will decline to fill them. The price for the first week or two will be $1.99/gallon; after that, it will be market price, less $.10/gallon. Ballard will not be repairing customer tanks any longer.

3. Ballard is now offering to allow those who have tanks on their property to keep them at no charge, versus the previous offer of purchasing them for $65. They will accept the old tanks back at any time, should you wish to convert either to all-electric appliances or smaller tanks.

4. Ballard claims that it is not legal for propane distributors to fill tanks at customer sites. The Board has been unable to verify this assertion. AC Propane is standing by their offer to fill tanks on-site. They have been doing this for over 20 years, and contend that the law is subject to local interpretation and enforcement. They have had no problems in this regard with the communities they serve. Their letter is posted on the bulletin board. The Board would like to emphasize that an agreement to have your propane tanks filled is solely between you and the vendor; any problems resulting from these business arrangements will be strictly the responsibility of the Resident who made them.

Best wishes,

Dave Bridgeman, President