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Wakefield City Council retains current electric rates

By P.J. GLISSON

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WAKEFIELD - A Tuesday public hearing on electric rates resulted in the Wakefield city council voting to retain current rates.

Council member Pat Mann read a short statement concluding, "I feel I do not have sufficient information to make a recommendation at this time."

"We just got information this weekend," said mayor pro tempore Amy Tarro, who added she wished they'd received it well in advance of the hearing.

Council member Jim Anderson described the new intelligence as "a lot of data."

After the hearing, Mann told the Globe the new information was re...