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Inkster officials schedule water town hall after residents report large bills; council approves drinking‑water bond actions
Summary
Residents reported months‑late and unusually large water bills at the Jan. 20 council meeting. Mayor Nolan and city staff said a migration to a new $6 million billing system caused data errors; the council approved actions related to a drinking water revolving fund loan and scheduled a public town hall for Jan. 22 to address accounts and lead testing.
At the Jan. 20 meeting of the Inkster City Council, multiple residents told the council they had received unusually large or delayed water bills — including accounts cited at $644 and more than $3,000 — prompting officials to explain a systems migration and schedule follow‑up action.
Mayor Nolan said the city recently migrated to a new billing system and that data migration problems, including a decimal‑point issue, caused irregular bills and a pause in regular monthly billing. "We migrated to a new system... we bought a new system for $6,000,000," the mayor said, and staff are manually reconciling accounts. He invited residents with…
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