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Nueces County seeks answers after months of unusually high city gas bills; parallel meter installed
Summary
County staff told commissioners that gas bills jumped sharply beginning in February; the county installed a parallel meter and hired an engineer who estimated the county should be paying about $48,000/month versus bills exceeding $100,000, and staff recommended a contingency until the dispute with the city is resolved.
County leaders said Tuesday they have begun testing and challenging a series of unusually high gas bills that began this year.
Judge and staff described hiring an outside engineer and installing a parallel gas meter next to the city's meter to verify readings. The county's preliminary engineering estimate is that the county's normal gas…
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