‘Water for All’ proposal voted down by Chicago City Council committee; it would have ended shutoffs for people behind in water bill payments

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It also would have expanded a utility billing relief program and shifted more cost burden to commercial users.

Days after Chicago announced a campaign to can and sell its tap water, a proposed ordinance to end water shut-offs in Chicago and expand utility relief failed to pass a City Council committee.

in an attempt to get the bill to the council floor. “Equitable and affordable access to clean drinking water, it’s not about branding or slogans. It’s about what we’re doing to ensure this right for all Chicagoans.” Lightfoot officials estimated it would cost up to $1 billion for the credit as well as a risk of the city suffering a credit downgrade if it were to breach the terms of its water bonds.

 

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