Some Tallahassee residents are seeing utility bills hundreds of dollars higher than usual following a January cold snap, and the City of Tallahassee is offering a program to help spread out the cost.
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Tallahassee utility bills spike after January cold snap, City offers payment relief program
Crissy Shorter-Arnold said her bill jumped from $800 in January and December to $1,200 when she opened her February statement — a roughly 34% increase for her two-person household.
“It started to be $800 for January and December…and then, when I opened the February bill, it was $1,200, so of course, I gasped for air,” Shorter-Arnold said…