University Daily Kansan, January 13, 1983
Page 13
Commission to study Lifeline rates
By JEFF TAYLOR Staff Reporter
The Lawrence City Commission Tuesday night voted to exclude a Lifetime discount on natural gas from a Kansas Public Service rate increase.
The commissioners, who had previously supported a program of Lifeline rates to provide lower rates to poor people, decided instead they wanted to discuss setting up a task force to consider the rates.
The commissioners approved an increase of slightly less than 1 percent in natural gas rates.
In the Lifeline program, customers who met low-income guidelines would not have paid the increased gas rates and qualifying residents would have paid
FURTHER discussion on the task force was scheduled for a Jan. 27 study session.
A crowd of people concerned about the Lifeline rates spilled out of the commission meeting room into the hallway. They applauded opponents of Lifeline who spoke before the commission.
One leading opponent, Ed Kramer, 352 E. 12th St., said that he had been in need of assistance at one time and had had his life insurance income Energy Assistance Program
He said that LIEAP funds and funds from the local Warm Hairs program were available to help suffering gas customers.
"Nobody is in danger of freezing this winter," Kramer said. "With a little bit of encouragement' from the city, this program (Warm Hearts) could last."
FOR LIFELINE rates, a 50 percent discount for the first 15,000 cubic feet of natural gas was planned for the first two billing cycles after Jan. 15.
Starting in 1983, a 50 percent discount would have been available for the first 10,000 cubic feet of natural gas used in the three billing cycles after Dec. 15.
Commissioner Barkley Clark said he favored voluntary approaches to the heating problem such as the Lawrence Warm Hears campaign. He also said a task force would encourage an examination of the more general problem of Lawrence residents who were unable to cope with rising energy costs.
Clark said the Lifeline program was
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FRANCIICO SAID that because of the response to the Warm Hearts program, which raised about $85,000 to help people pay their heating bills, action might not need to be taken. "The task force said that a task force was needed instead.
In other business, the commission approved a request from King Radio Corp. of Lawrence for $1.75 million in industrial revenue bonds that the business plans to use to purchase engineering and testing equipment.
Binsn said an official with KPS had not been able to give him a guarantee in writing not to take action against customers before March 15.
He asked that the commission review what power it might have to prevent KPS from shutting off customers before March 15.
But Commissioner Don Binns said there was no guarantee that customers unable to pay their gas bills would not have their service disconnected.
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