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For Immediate Release A Conversation with Senator Brubaker LIHEAP applications available in November The Pennsylvania Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) will open this year's application period on November 5. LIHEAP offers energy assistance grants – both cash and crisis grants – through the state Department of Public Welfare to help qualifying individuals pay their heating bills. Cash grants offer benefits to low-income families, with the amount based on income, household type, and the type of fuel used. Households can receive up to $300 per year through crisis grants to help resolve emergency situations such as broken heating equipment or lack of fuel. The income eligibility limits for this year are $15,315 for a one-person household, plus $5,220 for each additional person. Applicants do not need to be receiving public assistance or have an unpaid heating bill, and can either own or rent their homes. LIHEAP works to ensure that the greatest assistance is provided to those with the lowest incomes and the highest energy costs, and further targets those with special needs. LIHEAP applications will be processed beginning Nov. 5 through early spring 2008, or until funds are depleted, whichever occurs first. Individuals can apply through the Lancaster County Assistance Office, 832 Manor Street, P.O. Box 4967, Lancaster, 17604; you can reach the Office at 299-7411 regarding cash grants or 800-732-0018 regarding crisis grants. Help is also available by calling the LIHEAP hotline at 1-866-857-7095, or the TDD number at 1-800-451-5886 for hearing-impaired individuals. Online application for cash grants is possible at www.compass.state.pa.us. Deadline to apply for absentee ballots approaching This year's General Election will take place on November 6, and Pennsylvanians will have the opportunity to vote on several justices of the Supreme Court, Superior Court, and Court of Common Pleas, as well as Lancaster County Commissioners and several other local and municipal officials. If you will be unable to vote on November 6 due to military service, business duties, religious holidays, college enrollment, illness or disability, the last day to apply for a civilian absentee ballot is Oct. 30. They must be completed, signed by the voter and received by the county board of elections by 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2. There are also emergency absentee ballots and other procedures available to ensure that you are still able to vote if you did not have a reason to apply for an absentee ballot by Oct. 30. For more information or to request an absentee ballot, contact the Lancaster County Voter Registration office at 150 N. Queen Street, Suite 102, Lancaster, 17603; 299-8293; or voter@co.lancaster.pa.us. Applications can also be downloaded from the internet at the PA Department of State's Web site, www.dos.state.pa.us/voting. All applications must be returned to the voter registration office in person or by mail. Dial 811 before digging on property Anyone planning to do excavation or other digging on their property must first call PA One Call to discover if there are any pipelines or other underground utilities in the vicinity. PA One Call can be reached by dialing 811, and the person doing the digging must call at least three business days before beginning the project, including simple tasks like planting shrubs or installing a new mailbox post. Underground facility operators will be notified of the site of the proposed excavation and identify any underground lines or facilities there. The PA One Call system is designed to prevent damage to underground utilities as well as to promote personal and environmental safety. Additional information is available at www.pa1call.org.
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