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Council offers standard 50% penalty waiver, payment plan for 616 Fairview account-holder

South Beloit City Council · March 30, 2026
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Summary

A South Beloit resident asked the council to reduce utility penalties for a 616 Fairview account that rose from about $4,314 in May 2025 to more than $6,000; council said its established practice is a 50% off-the-top reduction plus a payment plan and voted to apply that relief and direct the clerk to set up payments.

A resident of 616 Fairview appealed to the South Beloit City Council on Feb. 16 to reduce utility penalties after she said billing and personal hardship prevented earlier payment. The account-holder told the council her balance rose from about $4,314 in May 2025 to more than $6,000 later in the year and that penalties escalated sharply: “My first…

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