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Seaford council approves irrigation billing revisions, cleanup week, speed hump policy changes and several contracts and fee changes
Summary
Council approved changes to residential irrigation billing, set city cleanup week dates, lifted a moratorium on speed‑hump requests and approved a porta‑potty septage fee increase; the council also awarded waste/recycling and transformer contracts and heard a first reading to shift transformers and meter costs to developers.
Director of Public Works Burley Meares told the council the city will resume a residential irrigation billing practice that reads irrigation meters year‑round but bills zero when there is no usage, rather than moving meters to seasonal status. Council approved the revision to the residential irrigation billing policy by motion of Councilwoman Grasset, seconded by Councilman Bradley; the motion passed unanimously. Under the revision, the utility will continue to read meters; if a meter records zero gallons, the customer will receive a $0 charge for that billing period, but any actual usage (for example from a leak) will produce a bill.
Meares asked the council to set the citywide cleanup week for May 12–16; the council approved that date by motion from Councilwoman Grasset with a second from Councilman Quillen.
Meares also recommended lifting…
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