Reading resident asks RMLD whether customer requests for financial assistance are rising

Aug 12, 2026

At the RMLD Board meeting a Reading resident, Karen Herrick, asked whether the utility is tracking increases in customers applying for financial assistance amid rising local food pantry use; staff said they can provide data and confirmed ongoing coordination on two Reading building projects.

The full story

Karen Herrick of the Reading Slack board spoke during public comment and asked whether RMLD is tracking how many customers in the utility territory are applying for financial assistance as local food pantry use increases. "I was just curious if, if you guys are tracking, how many customers in the RMLD territory are sort of applying for financial assistance?" she asked, and added that two Reading building projects are “on schedule” and that she wanted to stay in close contact with the utility.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in