Rolling Oaks Utilities, Inc. v. Public Service Commission

THOMPSON, Judge.

Appellant Rolling Oaks Utilities, Inc., formerly a division of the Rolling Oaks Corporation and now a subsidiary of the Beverly Hills Development Corporation, provides water and sewer service to the residents of Beverly Hills, a retirement-oriented community in Citrus County, Florida. In 1979, the appellant filed with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) an application for increases in the rates charged its customers. Because appellant had never before applied for a rate increase, the PSC was obliged to initially determine appellant’s rate base before acting on the…