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Committee considers widening and deepening utility low-income discount after review
Summary
Staff reported the low-income utility discount (eligibility at 125% of the U.S. Census poverty threshold; 25% discount) has 24 approved accounts and costs about $8,000–$10,000 annually; the committee discussed increasing eligibility to 140–150% and raising the discount to about 35%, and asked staff to prepare materials and improve outreach.
The finance committee reviewed Port Orchard’s low-income utility discount program, which currently uses a 125%-of-poverty threshold and provides a 25% discount on base utility rates. Noah Crocker said the program began in 2023 and that 24 accounts have been approved so far, near the program’s early target of 25 accounts. He estimated the city’s foregone…
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