The City of Federal Way wrote rebate checks to 154 low-income seniors and low-income disabled citizens this year for a total of $20,474.

That beats last year’s total of 93 seniors/disabled citizens and a total of $13,455 rebated.

“It was great that we could help many people this year,” said Bryant Enge, Financial Services Administrator for the City. “We really have a citizen to thank for that--Lynn Bennett. She gave us some ideas for expanding our outreach of the program and it really made a difference.
We hope to do even more next year.”

The rebate program, in existence since 2003, covers the City utility tax portion (7.75%) on gas, electricity, telephone, cell phones, pagers, garbage/recycling, and cable TV charges. This year, rebates averaged $133. Actual amounts vary depending on utility consumption. Taxes
on wastewater/water charges are not eligible.

Applications for the 2010 tax year will be mailed in December and will be due in April 2011. For more information or to receive an application, contact Brook Lindquist at 253.835.2403.