Despite a utility assistance program, past-due utility bills continue to pile up for Lawrence residents. As of this month, 3,570 Lawrence households still have utility payments that are more than three weeks past due, amounting to $1.28 million in delinquencies. The city provides water, solid waste and sewer services, and during the City Commission’s meeting Tuesday, Finance Director Jeremy Willmoth told the commission that a utility assistance program funded by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES, was under utilized, and that the average month-end delinquent balance per household has continued to grow since March.
Source: LJWorld.com.

The longest serving clerk in the history of the City of Scott City has announced she will be retiring from that position. During Monday’s city council meeting, in a letter read by Mayor Everett Green, City Clerk Brenda Davis announced she will be stepping down effective April 20. Davis cited a desire to spend more time with her family as the reason for ending her 22-year tenure with the city. … “I want to thank all the former mayors and city council members with whom I’ve had the pleasure to work with so closely over the years,” Davis said in her retirement letter.
Source: Scott County Record.