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As state creates loans and investigates, school districts sue over gas bills

As state creates loans and investigates, school districts sue over gas bills The Kansan David Decker had a question he wanted to ask of state legislators during a legislative update for the Newton USD 373 Board of Education.  The director of business services wanted to know what help there might be for school districts paying massive natural gas bills resulting from a winter storm in February.  He learned from Rep. Stephen Owens, R-Hesston, that there are loan funds, investigations ongoing and that the Kansas Corporation Commission worked with Kansas Gas Service to normalize bills.  However, while bills for homeowners did not increase much in Kansas Gas territory, those bills were not normalized for the school district. 

Newton School District Reports Near $200K Gas Bill, Investigating the Possibility of Price-Gouging

Posted By: chrismaslen April 14, 2021 @ 5:29 pm Local News, News The Newton School District received a $189,000 gas bill–an amount officials say is approximately 6 times higher than what it normally sees. The bills include nearly $159,000 from Newton and $30,000 from Walton, which is the home of the Walton Rural Life Center charter elementary school in the Newton district. As a result of these higher-than-normal gas bills, the district announced that an attorney representing Kansas school districts is currently investigating the possibility of price-gouging following February’s cold snap. The Kansas Joint Utilities Management Program, or KJUMP, through the Kansas Association of School Boards is leading the investigation. KJUMP’s attorney has been representing several school districts that have reportedly been experiencing similar problems with astronomically increased gas bills.

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