CMC's chief executive, Ramona Hicks, center, points to power lines outside the window to illustrate the point to Rep. Dan Newhouse, right, that although the area, and the hospital, contribute much to the greater region's economy, the normal ways infrastructure is supported don't apply here, just as there is no way known to tap funds from power sales to help support the community that produces the power. CFO Kelly Hughes is at left. - Jacob Wagner photo