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Several Germantown residents tell board fourth-quarter water bills are wrong; call for quick corrective action
Summary
Multiple residents told the Village Board that fourth‑quarter water bills generated by the village's Tyler Munis system were incorrect, underbilled some customers and risk creating confusion, potential liens, and loss of trust; speakers asked the board to call a special meeting and direct staff to correct statements and communications.
Several residents raised repeated complaints at the Jan. 6 Germantown Village Board meeting about what they said were incorrect fourth‑quarter water bills generated by the village’s billing system.
Lynn Shower of Pawnee Court told the board she compared Germantown’s tax and billing practices to neighboring communities and said Germantown “is going to be led to a tax poverty” because of rising spending; she singled out the village's purchase of the Grosnick property and questioned other recent expenditures. Shower said, “When my taxes go up $550 a year and my water bill goes up, this is ridiculous.”
Steve (last name not provided), a member of the Utility Advisory Committee, described his own bill as “underestimated by $234” and said staff at the counter told him the utility…
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