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Topeka utilities to mail 694 delinquency notices totaling $566,342 ahead of proposed lien ordinance; residents press staff for alternatives
Summary
Deputy utilities director Nicole Mowat told the council the utility department will mail 694 30-day notices covering $566,342 in delinquent balances and return May 5 for a lien-ordinance vote; public commenters and several council members urged more outreach and internal enforcement before liens are imposed.
The utilities department plans to mail 694 30-day notice letters to property owners with delinquent utility accounts totaling $566,342 and will return to the governing body on May 5 for consideration of an assessment (lien) ordinance, Utilities Deputy Director Nicole Mowat said on March 17.
Mowat said the accounts on the draft list are delinquent at least 90 days and that since the agenda was posted, staff removed 63 accounts (about $36,000) because customers paid, arranged payments, or ownership changed. She said liens can be assessed only when the account holder…
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