Responding to the U.S. government shutdown, Baltimore officials are offering assistance to furloughed federal employees, waiving late fees for delinquent water bills and allowing them to set up payment plans.
“This shutdown – now the longest ever – is creating financial constraints on hundreds of thousands of hard-working people, many of whom live in Baltimore,” said Mayor Catherine Pugh.
“They deserve our compassion, and we can begin to provide that by not punishing our customers when their water bills get paid late,” Pugh added in a statement released today.
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