THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 Page 7 Mayor announces Residential Parking Sticker Program M ayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce the offi cial start date for the 2021 Residential Parking Sticker Program and would like to remind residents of the method for renewing residential parking stickers. Eff ective Monday, January 4, vehicle owners must visit the website https://epay.cityhallsystems.com and submit an online application in order to obtain their 2021 resident parking stickers. Once the online application is complete, stickers will then be mailed directly to the resident. A link to the website will also be available on the city’s official website, cityofeverett.com as well as the City’s Facebook Page. As a courtesy, from January 4 to February 28, stickers may be obtained for free. Then, beginning March 1, the $10 fee per sticker will once again be reinstated. Residents may apply for up to four stickers per online application. Information required to complete the application includes name, address, license plate number, the name that appears on the registration, email and phone number. Once a resident has successfully submitted an application, they will receive an email notification of the order. Upon verifi cation of their information, the resident will then receive an additional email as confi rmation that the order has been successfully processed. The parking sticker will then be mailed to the resident. Please be advised that in order for a resident sticker to be approved, the vehicle must be registered to the city of Everett, and the vehicle must be in good standing with the city of Everett (no overdue parking tickets or excise tax) 2021 resident stickers must be obtained and displayed on your vehicle prior to March 1. For residents applying for a fi rst time sticker (new plates/ vehicles), please come directly to city hall (room 13) with your vehicle’s registration and proof of address (driver’s license or current utility bill) to obtain a parking sticker. For residents of the Lower Broadway area, in order to renew your parking sticker please visit city hall (room 13) beginning January 4 to renew your Lower Broadway sticker and visitor placard. Please bring your registration, proof of Lower Broadway area address (driver’s license or current utility bill) and last year’s visitor placard to renew. For questions regarding the residential parking sticker program or the online application= contact the Parking Clerk’s Offi ce at 617-394-2295 or 617-394-2275. AG awards grant funding to organizations to help low-income residents pay heating bills W ith the cold weather season approaching, on November 11, Attorney General Maura Healey announced that she has awarded nearly $570,000 in grant funding to 14 organizations across the state to help low-income households pay off or lower their natural gas heating bills. As the state’s ratepayer advocate, Healey works to ensure that customers do not pay more for their natural gas service than they should. “Each winter, thousands of Massachusetts households struggle to come up with the funds to pay their monthly heating bills, and we expect many more to be in need this year amid the COVID-19 public health crisis,” said Healey. “This grant program will help us ensure that families have the financial support they need to stay warm during the cold months.” This year the Natural Gas Fuel Assistance Grant program is providing approximately $569,000 to programs run through state agencies, municipalities and nonprofit organizations that currently assist residents in paying for gas service. Approximately one-in-four low-income eligible households in Massachusetts currently receive assistance on their heating bills, and many more are expected to need help this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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