Louisville Community Affairs Committee To Hear From Local Utilities On Plans To Avoid Cutoffs During Coronavirus

Press release from the City of Louisville:

October 27, 2020

Louisville - With winter just around the corner, the Metro Council’s Community Affairs, Health and Education Committee will hold an important discussion on Wednesday, October 28th to learn what local utilities plan to do to help those facing cutoffs due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

“As the threat of COVID-19 continues, we cannot forget about the economic threat some people are facing. Losing your job and still trying to make ends meet in a pandemic are cause for concern,” says Councilwoman Barbara Shanklin (D-2), who chairs the committee. “It is important to get the word out to the community on how to avoid cutoffs. We also want to remind everyone there is eviction assistance money available as well.”

Councilwoman Shanklin and President David James (D-6) organized the meeting.

“Many of our local utilities are aware of the economic hardships customers are facing and this information might go a long way in avoiding more stress in a situation already affected by COVID-19,” says James. “Those companies are ready to help.”

The committee has invited the following people to its Wednesday meeting:

• Vince Guenthner and Dave Vogeland, Louisville Water Company (LWC)
• Wesley Sydnor, Brad Good, and Kim Reed, Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD)
• Marianne Butler and Jean Ann Pfisterer, Louisville Gas & Electric Company (LG&E)
• Vincent James, Community Building, Louisville Metro Government

The committee will meet at 1:30 p.m.

This meeting will be held as a video teleconference under KRS 61.826 and Senate Bill 150. Members have the option of participating virtually from remote locations, or in person from the Metro Council Chambers on the third floor of Historic City Hall, 601 West Jefferson Street.

Under a declaration issued by the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness to slow the spread of COVID-19, public access to Historic City Hall is limited. In collaboration with the President’s Office, the City Hall entrance on 6th Street is locked with limited building access. A sign is posted on the door to call the on-duty security guard desk for approved entry.

As a result, under this directive, the Louisville Metro Council’s Committee meetings will be open to the public through remote access only.

The public may watch the proceedings live on Metro TV, Spectrum Cable Channel 184, or on UVERSE at Channel 99.

Proceedings are streamed live from the Metro Council Clerk’s Archived Media page at http://louisville.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2 and on the Louisville Metro Council Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/LouisvilleMetroCouncil

This press release was produced by the City of Louisville. The views expressed here are the author’s own.