The Chetopa City Council on Friday evening agreed to seek a $250,000 loan from the state to help offset a huge hit to the city’s utility budget caused by high electric costs during the February cold snap. The council also agreed that payments for the large bills that residents received could be adjusted using level pay plans or by residents paying their normal billed amount for the month plus an additional payment each month for the extra electric costs in February. The council voted that residents can have up to 15 months to pay these higher bills off completely.
Source: Parsons Sun
