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December 23, 2011

LePage requests heat plan by Tuesday

The Associated Press

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is asking two Maine agencies to develop a contingency plan to provide Mainers with heating assistance by next Tuesday.

Gov. Paul LePage (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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LePage on Thursday asked the Maine State Housing Authority and Efficiency Maine Trust to develop a contingency plan to address the unmet needs should Congress fail to appropriate sufficient funds for the Low-Income Heating Assistance Program this winter season.

The governor's request came as states got an additional $845 million in home heating aid. The government allotted $6.2 million more for Maine, which brings Maine's current total to roughly $30 million, compared to last year's $56.5 million.

Last winter, about 63,500 Maine households got heat assistance.

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