GOVERNMENT: Must help at times
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September 20, 2026 1:00 AM
Post Falls Mayor Randy Westlund has discontinued a program providing utility-bill assistance to low-income residents, including elderly people. The program cost taxpayers approximately $20,000 annually — a modest investment helping vulnerable neighbors keep their lights and heat on.
Mayor Westlund called the program “welfare” and “wealth transfer,” arguing that government should not provide such assistance.
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