Tulsa will implement a temporary utility grace period until the end of January, officials from the City of Tulsa and the Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority announced today.
Tulsans who are furloughed employees or participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and are struggling to pay bills due to the shutdown won’t lose water service. Qualifying Utility Billing Services customers will have extra time to make payments without interruption to their service.
In a press release, Tulsa City Mayor Monroe Nichols said that although the city can’t fix things federally, it can ensure people are looked after locally…