Maine governor asks heat backup plan by Tuesday
December 23, 2011
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AUGUSTA, Maine—Gov. Paul LePage is asking two Maine agencies to develop a contingency plan to provide Mainers with heating assistance by next Tuesday.
LePage on Thursday asked the Maine State Housing Authority and Efficiency Maine Trust to develop a contingency plan to address the unmet needs should Congress fail to appropriate sufficient funds for the Low-Income Heating Assistance Program this winter season.
The governor's request came as states got an additional $845 million in home heating aid. The government allotted $6.2 million more for Maine, which brings Maine's current total to roughly $30 million, compared to last year's $56.5 million.
Last winter, about 63,500 Maine households got heat assistance.
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