Man pays the water and gas bills of 114 families in Florida

Miami – A Florida Panhandle resident took care of the unpaid overdue bills of 114 families at risk of having their home’s gas and water supply cut off this Christmas and as a result of the devastating pandemic. COVID-19, local media reported on Tuesday.

The author of this act of development and generosity is Michael Esmond, owner of a business near Pensacola (northwest), who pays $ 7,615 to prevent 114 families from suffering the cut.

For Esmond, 74, it was “obvious that this year was going to be much worse for some families than last year,” with the coronavirus pandemic and the impact of Hurricane Sally last September. Fox29 channel.

“We are in an area that is a large holiday area and our summer was devastated,” he added, explaining that the goal of his charitable action is to make these holidays a little less stressful for some families who have not been able to pay the gas, water and other services bills.

Receipt supervisor from the city’s services department, Anne Oliver, told the media that the money will be used to settle the bill debts of customers with more than 60 days of attractiveness in the payment of services. water, sewerage and gas.

It’s not the first time Esmond has led such a good-hearted act. In 2019 he paid the overdue bills for supplies and services of 36 families.