THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, July 21, 1994 TAG: 9407200124
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 09 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
DATELINE: SUFFOLK LENGTH: Short : 45 lines
Virginia Power customers can pay bills or make service deposits at seven local payment centers now that the company's Suffolk business office on Main Street has closed.
The utility closed the office July 15 in order to consolidate its Suffolk and Portsmouth District operations at its new Chuckatuck District headquarters.
Most of the new payment centers are in retail establishments. Several have extended hours, and some accept payments seven days a week.
Customers may make full or partial payments or bill overpayments. In order to pay electric bills at these locations, customers must bring their Virginia Power bill.
The payment centers are at the following locations:
Be-Lo Food Store Number 107, 612 Carolina Highway;
Be-Lo Food Store Number 121, 813 W. Constance Road;
Be-Lo Food Store Number 122, 569 E. Constance Road.
The Be-Lo stores will accept payments seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Griffin Oil Company, 1224 Holland Road, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Joseph P. Hall Drug Company Inc., 121 W. Washington St., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Local Number 26 Union Hall, 509 E. Washington St., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Village Drugs, 108 Kings Highway, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday.
The new Chuckatuck District headquarters at 5272 Godwin Boulevard does not have a customer business office and does not accept payments.
Functions handled by that office include meter reading, engineering and construction, operations and maintenance, and service restoration.
For information, call 858-4670. by CNB