The Evansville City Council is urging state regulators to pause utility rate increases. WNIN’s John Gibson reports:
The council has introduced a resolution formally asking the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to put a hold on increases that affect Evansville residents.
The resolution follows last week’s IURC listening session in Evansville, where Mayor Stephanie Terry told commissioners that residents are angry and scared:
"There (has) been no concern raised more often than the affordability of energy in our community. I'm not exaggerating when I say that residents raise the concerns every single day."
City Council President Ben Trockman says the council hears the concerns loud and clear, and has a responsibility to “continue speaking up on behalf of our community.”
During the listening session, some residents said their monthly utility bills have approached or exceeded their mortgage payments.