Tacoma's moratorium on utility shutoffs will end soon. Payment assistance is available
Feb. 9—A moratorium on utility shutoffs for Tacoma Public Utilities customers will end soon, about two years after it was enacted by Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards in March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The moratorium will expire March 31.
Tacoma Public Utilities is encouraging people who have outstanding balances to apply for payment assistance programs. After March 31, Tacoma Public Utilities will begin the process of disconnecting service for nonpayment.
"This additional time is intended to give residents enough notice to make a plan to take care of outstanding balances, including access to programs and resources that may help," Woodards said in a news release. "We want to get these customers onto a payment plan right away and connect them with resources to catch them up on their payments so that no one loses service, especially the more financially vulnerable in our community."
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