Reduced Utilities Could Become a Reality for Seattle's Low-Income Residents

by Ana Sofia Knauf Seattle.gov
Some good news out of Seattle City Council: A proposal to automatically enroll people living in federally subsidized housing in the city's Utility Discount Program passed through committees on Tuesday, KUOW reported. This follows a proposal from Mayor Ed Murray earlier this month, which would register28,000 low-income families for the program.
Council members Kshama Sawant and Mike O'Brien came out in support of the proposed legislation. “This is great work,