SomervilleMeetings

24-0669 Mayor's Request Approved

Requesting approval to accept and expend an up to $60,000 grant with no new match required, from the Low Income Housing Water Assistance Program through the City of Cambridge to the Water and Sewer Department for income eligible ratepayers who are directly billed for their service(s) and who have an arrearage.

From
Water & Sewer
Introduced
May 6, 2024
Assigned to
City Council
Enactment #
217116
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History

  1. May 29, 2024
    City Council Mayoral Approval
  2. May 23, 2024
    City Council Approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 6.B.11.
  3. May 21, 2024
    Finance Recommended to be approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 6.
  4. May 9, 2024
    City Council Referred for recommendation Meeting agenda, item 7.5.

Official text

To the Honorable City Council: The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of up to $60,000.00 from the Low Income Housing Water Assistance Program through the City of Cambridge to the Water and Sewer Department, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant does not require the commitment of new matching funds. The purpose of this grant is to pay for water and sewer bills of income eligible ratepayers who are directly billed for their service(s) and who have an arrearage. Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item. Respectfully submitted, Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor