Gulfportians take advantage of city grants

By Laura Mulrooney

Gulfport City Council approved the Residential Recovery & Resiliency (R3) Program at the Tuesday, June 17 council meeting. The program grants eligible Gulfport residents with a one-time utility credit up to $500.

According to City of Gulfport Director of Finance Cheryl Hannafin, on Friday, June 26, 205 residential utility accounts were reported for shut off due to delinquencies.

As of Tuesday, July 7, 149 of the delinquent account holders had contacted the city for bill resolution.

Hannafin reported that 51 of those 149 accounts had applied for the city’s R3 program. Learn more about the grant at mygulfport.us.