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Council tables Motel 6 water-billing dispute after questions about meter readings and carryover charges
Summary
A Motel 6 representative asked the Clute City Council to adjust large bills tied to anomalous usage in 2023; council voted to table the request pending clearer billing and payment records.
Clute City Council on Thursday, Jan. 9, heard from a Motel 6 representative who asked the council to adjust three unusually large water bills from 2023, but the council voted to table the request so staff and the hotel could provide additional documentation.
Pete Mehta, a representative of the Motel 6 on Highway 332, told the council that the hotel’s billing showed “anomalous” usage across August–November 2023 that produced bills much larger than the hotel’s usual monthly totals. Mehta said the hotel has paid portions of the balance, disputed the remainder, and asked the council to average his historic usage for those months and waive penalties and late fees on the disputed amounts.
The request matters because it involves a commercial customer disputing three…
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