Water bill discount announced for unemployed city customers

To ease the financial burden during this time, Young announced a new Emergency COVID-19 Discount Program for unemployed account holders.

MACPHERON JOINS US LIVE FROMDOWNTOWN BALTIMORE WITH ACOVI━19 DISCOUNT PROGRAM TOHELP PEOPLE.

ERIN?THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FORPEOPLE WHO'VE LOST THEIR JOBS.THE NEXT EXPECTED WATER BILLWILL BE BIGGER THAN USUALSINCE THEY WERE ADJUSTEDDURING THIS PANDEMIC.

THE NEXTBILL WILL INCLUDE PART OFMARCH AND ALL OF APRIL.

TOHELP EASE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN━ MAYOR JACK YOUNG ANNOUNCEDTHIE COVID 19 DISCOUNT PROGRAMFOR ACCOUNT HOLDERS WHO SHOWPROOF OF UNEMPLOYMENT.

IT43 PERCENT DISCOUNT ON WATERAND SEWER CHARGES AND A WAIVERFOR THE BAY RESTORATION ANDSTORM WATER REMEDIATION FEESFOR ONE YEAR.

Safeguarding thehealth and economic wel━beingof our residents is our toppriority as the city ofBaltimore continues to respondto the covi━19 outbreak.

Itabsolutely a really importantand really needed first stepfor folks who are seekingrelief form water bills.ADVOCATES HAVE A FEWQUESTIONS, LIKE WILL IT BEEXPANDED TO RENTERS..

SINCETHE CURRENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMDOESN'T APPLY FOR PEOPLE WHO'SNAMES AREN'T ON THEIR WATERBILLS...*AND WHAT ISCONSIDERED PROOF OFUNEMPLOYMENT.

WE REACHED OUTTO THE MAYORS OFFICE FORCLARIFICATION AND ARE WAITINGFOR A RESPONSE.

DESPITE THEHOLD, DPW ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TOCONTINUE TO PAY THEIR WATERBILL━ USING THEIR LAST BILLAS A GUIDELINE..

WATER BILLINGRESUMES ON MAY ━TH━ THAT'SWHEN THE ONLINE APPLICATIONFOR THE DISCOUNT STARTS.

LIVEIN BALTIMORE━ ERIN MACPHERSONWMAR 2