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Council increases cap and allowable payments from Fountain—s Lighten the Load utility assistance fund
Summary
City council approved an amendment to the Lighten the Load agreement with Salvation Army to raise per-person annual assistance to $750 and allow two approved payments per 12-month period; program is funded by late fees and donations and administered by Salvation Army.
The Fountain City Council on June 10 voted 6-0 to approve an amendment to the city—s Lighten the Load utility-assistance agreement with the Salvation Army (Resolution 25-018), increasing the annual per-household cap and allowing additional qualifying payments in hardship cases.
Brett Robinson, customer service manager for Fountain Utilities, told the council the Lighten the Load fund was created in 2005 to fill gaps when Energy Outreach Colorado assistance is exhausted. Robinson said the fund is "exclusively funded from our late fees" and from neighbor donations. He proposed raising the program—s 12-month assistance limit to…
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