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Council approves adjustment to utility account after resident disputes long-standing meter charges
5560060 · August 12, 2025
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Summary
A resident, Tom (Gillum), asked the Public Works Authority to adjust the water account at 1937 N Southern Stick Highway; the board approved staff's motion to adjust and refund charges going back up to five years per the city's billing policy.
The Newcastle Public Works Authority approved an adjustment to a utility account after a resident, identified as Tom Gillum, told the board the property’s old water meter had been removed and he had continued to pay charges for a meter he says was no longer in service.
Gillum approached the board during the citizen comment…
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