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Mount Vernon resident urges review after duplex charged double on single water meter
Summary
Resident Mike Hillier told the Mount Vernon City Council that his duplex at 217 East Sugar Street is billed at double the minimum on a single meter, asking staff to review the practice as the city completes a rate study and installs GPS-enabled meters.
Mike Hillier, a Mount Vernon property owner, told the City Council he is being charged double on the water bill for a duplex at 217 East Sugar Street that has a single meter and two separate living units.
"That at 217 East Sugar has never had a water bill over the minimum cost. But yet I get charged double because I have one meter for one house. I think that's ludicrous," Hillier said during the meeting. He said converting to two meters would cost…
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