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Residents raise concerns about Gary Sanitary District payment access as city explains collections under consent decree
Summary
Residents and council members raised accessibility and billing concerns after GSD moved a payment location; city staff said payments can be made at City Hall, a drop box will be installed, and that GSD is pursuing delinquent accounts under a federal consent decree and may bill property owners for up to three years of unpaid service.
Residents and council members raised concerns at the June 17 meeting about the relocation of a Gary Sanitary District (GSD) payment office and the potential for landlords to be billed for past unpaid utility accounts. City staff responded with immediate and policy explanations.
Councilwoman Brown said the GSD payment location was moved from Broadway to a location she described as difficult for customers to reach by public transportation and said many residents could not access the new site.
Ellis Dumas, the city's chief of staff, told the…
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