Beginning this fall you will be able to pay your Grand County PUD bill at Grand Coulee city hall.

The special arrangement was approved last Tuesday night by Grand Coulee council, and was scheduled to begin when PUD clerk Claudia Tillman takes maternity leave.

City Clerk Carol Boyce said last week that a number of phone and training issues still have to be completed before the city can receive payments.

The payment location at Grand Coulee city hall applies to anyone receiving a bill from the PUD, and is not limited to Grand Coulee residents.

The city will be paid $1,500 per month for providing the service, Boyce stated.

Boyce also said that the city will continue this service even when Tillman returns to work.

The PUD regularly receives some 400 payments monthly at its Grand Coulee office.

Boyce said that PUD officials had contacted the city some time ago seeking the payment location.