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How to testify in the Philadelphia Water Department water rate increase hearing
“The increase would translate into an extra $14 per month for the typical household.” From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Philly water bill changes aim to prevent shut-offs
Water service to more than 100,000 Philadelphia households will be protected when shut-offs resume in July for the first time in two years, city officials said Tuesday.
Anyone who applies for help in paying their water bill will not be disconnected, and neither will those enrolled in Philadelphia Water Department assistance programs. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
Dear Mr. Alexander: Here’s what over 40 Playstreet supervisors thought the city of Philadelphia should know.
We asked over 40 Playstreet supervisors what they wished the city of Philadelphia knew about their blocks. The result? This letter to Managing Director Tumar Alexander, and a hope for continued improvements. | From: Resolve Philly (Read more.)
Indecisive Pennsylvania panel retains a ban on utilities shutting off nonpaying customers
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on Thursday postponed a decision on allowing utilities to resume shutoffs of nonpaying customers until Sept. 17, marking the third time the stalemated panel has been unable to agree about lifting a coronavirus moratorium on service terminations. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Pools Out for Summer: How COVID-19 stole another Philly institution this Summer
Philadelphia Public Pools are a community asset often overlooked, despite thousands of people relying on them year after year. Summer 2020 was devoid of the nearly one million memories made at the Philly’s Public Pools. | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
Philly pauses water shutoffs through September
The Philadelphia Water Department will pause water shutoffs through Sept. 30 and continue to offer residents facing coronavirus-related hardships discounted water rates. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Utility shutdowns are the COVID-19 consumer threat no one’s talking about
In March, as shutdowns were beginning, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission passed protections so that companies cannot shut off customers’ water, gas, heat, electricity, and telecommunications services even if they cannot pay their monthly bills due to the pandemic. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)