Commissioners with Clallam County Public Utility District 1 recently approved reopening district customer service lobbies to the public effective Monday, April 11.

“This assumes that the COVID-19 case rate in Clallam County continues its downward trend,” PUD officials said.

The first in-person PUD commission meeting will also take place on that date. Coinciding with the reopening will be new hours of operation. PUD hours of operation will be 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Customer service hours will be 7 a.m.- 5 p.m. at the Carlsborg and Forks offices. The Sekiu office will be staffed 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Wednesdays.

“This change in operating hours will allow extended hours for customers and greater efficiencies in operation, especially for crews traveling long distances to and from work sites,” PUD officials said. “It also provides a competitive employee benefit that several utilities in Washington and Oregon have already begun offering.”

As the facilities reopen, public use of the meeting spaces at the main office will not yet be available as those rooms will be used by employees for meetings to allow for social distancing.

For more about PUD, visit clallampud.net.