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Residents urge water-meter apps and raise elevator safety concerns at Bethlehem council meeting
Summary
Public commenters urged the city to adopt consumer water-monitoring apps to prevent surprise bills and a councilwoman demanded follow-up and an apology after multiple inspection failures at the New Wallace Street garage elevators.
Members of the public used the meeting’s public comment period to press officials on utilities and safety.
Mark Webber, a resident of West Elizabeth Avenue, urged the city to adopt protective consumer apps (he cited examples such as Aquahawk and WaterSmart) that allow customers to detect leaks quickly. He criticized the city's current monitoring threshold, saying the city only flags usage over 3,000 meters/day and therefore may miss substantial leaks that still produce large quarterly bills. "If you…
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