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Mount Vernon resident says duplex was double-billed; commission points to metering policy and a possible rental registry
Summary
Resident Mike Hillier told the Mount Vernon Utilities Commission his rental unit has been charged a second minimum on the same meter and asked to be billed for actual water use; the commission said current policy charges a minimum per unit and recommended pursuing a rental-property registry and further staff review.
Mike Hillier, a Mount Vernon resident who said he lives at 215 East Sugar Street, told the Utilities Commission that his rental unit at 217 has been “double charged” despite using less water than his house. “That was for my house and for the rental at 217,” Hillier said, presenting a recent bill and asking the commission to correct future bills so the rental is charged only for the water that passes through the single meter serving the property.
Hillier described buying and renovating the property in 2005 and said the upstairs tenant has occupied the unit for five years. He told commissioners that his rental account shows a…
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