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Dolton resident praises administration after corrected water bill
Summary
At a village meeting, resident Beth McBride said nine months of estimated water bills were corrected after a new meter reader visited her home; her adjusted bill was $45 and she publicly thanked the board and administration.
Beth McBride, a Dolton resident of 26 years, told a village meeting that she had been billed on estimated water usage for nine months before a new meter reader took actual readings and the utility adjusted her account.
“For 9 months, I was getting estimated water bills,” McBride said. She told the meeting a new meter reader came to her house, staff recorded the reading and she later received an adjusted bill. “It was $45,” she said, adding that she was thankful for the work of the board and the village’s new administration.
An unidentified speaker thanked McBride and publicly acknowledged village staff, singling out “Miss Martin” and “Jackie Richardson” for their efforts. “Everybody's working really hard to make sure we got things right,” the speaker said.
The remarks were delivered during the public-comment portion of the meeting and no formal action or vote related to the billing issue was recorded in the transcript. McBride’s account highlighted the practical effect of corrected meter readings on an individual account; officials present acknowledged staff work but did not announce any broader policy or audit of estimated bills in the excerpt provided.
