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City of Lawrence would pay Catholic Charities $250 per approved application to utility assistance fund under proposed contract
The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday will consider a contract that would pay Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas $250 for each application approved for a utility assistance program. That’s roughly equivalent to two or three months’ worth of the average residence’s city utility bills.