Meanwhile, in Olympia…

…Maralyn Chase, my own personal State Senator, continues to offer creative ideas that can improve life for Washingtonians regardless of current budget constraints. Her latest offering is one of those ideas so good and so obvious that I imagine a lot of folks already think it's the law...

Sen. Maralyn Chase has just introduced legislation authorizing public utility districts to request voluntary contributions to assist low-income customers with payment of water and sewer bills.

Senate Bill 5362 has been referred to the Senate Environment, Water & Energy Committee for further review. Keep checking back for more information about this bill.

A list of committee members and contact information is here. At a time of declining public resources, tapping private giving may be the only source of assistance available to people struggling with their utility bills. If your own personal State Senator is on the list, please consider a quick call or email in support of SB 5362.