The Portland Water Bureau this month redefined eligibility standards for residents who wish to apply for financial assistance with their water and sewer bill. The city council-approved discount of $73 per month off the total bill is offered to residents who claim low-income status, or residents who earn less than 60 percent of the median income for the area.
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Water Bureau increases scope of bill discount
The Portland Water Bureau this month redefined eligibility standards for residents who wish to apply for financial assistance with their water and sewer bill. The city council-approved discount of $73 per month off the total bill is offered to residents who claim low-income status, or residents who earn less than 60 percent of the median income for the area.
Under the new median income figure in Portland, a single resident earning less than $19,327 would be eligible for the discount. If a four-person residence earns a collective income of less than $37,167, that residence is eligible for the discount.
For more information and a complete table of eligibility guidelines, visit the Portland Water Bureau website at www.portlandonline.com/water.
– Robert Seitzinger
Friends of History discuss Abe Lincoln Wednesday
A round table discussion on Abraham Lincoln will be held Wednesday at Portland State as part of ongoing lectures in the run-up to the bicentennial of the 16th president’s birth this February.
The discussion will examine why Lincoln is so revered by the American public and will be hosted by the Civil War Roundtable, a group of community members associated with the PSU Friends of History.
Richard Etulain, a published author and retired professor from the University of New Mexico, will present the lecture.
The discussion will take place Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in room 494 in Cramer Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
– Talmage Garn
Man who wrote marijuana law on campus today
Portland State’s Student Legal and Mediation Services will hold a lecture about Oregon’s marijuana law with Leland Berger, a Portland lawyer, today in the Women’s Resource Center.
Berger helped draft and implement the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act, which was established in 1998. The act allows for the growth and possession of marijuana for certain ailments, if a patient has a doctor’s prescription.
There were 14,831 cardholders for the program, with the largest number of the holders residing in Multnomah County, according to state Oregon Medical Marijuana program statistics.
The lecture will be held from noon to 1 p.m. today in the Women’s Resource Center, located at 1802 S.W. 10th and Montgomery. For more information visit www.slms.pdx.edu.
– Carly Nairn
