For residents still feeling the effects of last month’s winter storm, DeSoto city officials are looking to provide relief, Mayor Rachel Proctor said.
“The DeSoto City Council recently approved two new initiatives designed to reduce some of the financial burdens that they might have incurred as a result of the storm, and we are hopeful that this will assist them in their efforts to make the necessary repairs and to move forward,” she said in a news release.
The city council voted unanimously to waive all storm damage-related permit fees for home and business property repairs, including waiving standard fees for building inspections and fees associated with repairing damage caused by the weather. Those waivers are in place through the end of April.
The council also voted Tuesday to cap high water and sewer bills, as many residents ran their faucets to prevent frozen pipes from bursting — or saw their pipes burst. The “Winter Water Infrastructure Preservation” credit will be automatically applied to bills, according to the city.
