![]() ![]() But the motion was rejected by the Missouri Public Service Commission, a five-member regulatory body chaired by former state lawmaker Ryan Silvey of Kansas City. ![]() ![]() Regulators reject disconnection moratoriumĬiting the need to protect public health and safety, the Consumers Council of Missouri, which advocates on behalf of consumer interests, sought an emergency order to create a winter utility disconnection moratorium. Living with relatives or entering a shelter is exceedingly risky and could expose more people to the highly contagious virus. No family should be placed in that situation. To leave anyone without heat or hot water during a pandemic is unconscionable. Missourians burdened by financial hardship have been forced to choose to pay utility bills or make mortgage or rent payments or buy groceries during these unprecedented times, Coffman said. ![]()
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