PORT ANGELES — The city of Port Angeles is offering utility payment assistance to residents affected by the closure of the McKinley Paper Mill.
Payment assistance options may include:
• A waiver on utility interest for up to one year.
• Payment plans for past-due balances.
• Discounted utility rates.
• Grant funding for past-due balances.
Applications for utility discounts are posted at https://cityofpa-formsdev.app.transform.civicplus.com/forms/23552.
Other organizations that may provide assistance include:
Olympic Community Action Programs, 228 W. First St., Suite J, www.olycap.org, 360-452-4726.
St. Vincent de Paul, 360-457-5804.
Manna/First Presbyterian Church, 139 W. Eighth St., 360-457-3954.
Serenity House of Clallam County, 2203 W. 18th St., 360-452-7224.
Department of Social and Health Services, 201 W. First St., www.washingtonconnection.org/home, 877-501-2233.
First Step Family Support Center, 325 E. Sixth St., www.firststepfamilysupportcenter.org, 360-457-8355.
American Red Cross, www.redcross.org/local/washington.html, 360-457-7933.
Native American: LIHEAP, www.elwha.org/departments/liheap, 2851 Lower Elwha Road, 360-565-7257.
Northwest Veterans Resource Center, 216 S. Francis St., www.clallamcountywa.gov/224/Northwest-Veterans-Resource-Center, 360-797-1791.
Choose Clallam First, for local businesses, www.chooseclallamfirst.com, 360-457-7793.
For more information, call the city’s customer service division at 360-457-0411 or email utilities@cityofpa.us.
