“‘If they can get rid of that surcharge that would help tremendously to my family,’ said Donna Carpenter.

This month the Englewood resident’s surcharge was more than $16. It helps pay for a Peoples Gas project to improve its infrastructure and replace old pipes.

‘We have to be in our home cold. What is that? Which days are we going to cook for our families? That will come as we can’t afford these games,’ she said.”

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