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Maywood board approves 50% adjustment to resident’s disputed water bill and discusses water-main response
Summary
Trustees approved a 50% adjustment to a resident's water bill after staff cited a leak and prior adjustments; the board also discussed resident complaints during public comment and reviewed the village response to a recent water-main break.
At the Feb. 5 meeting Mayor Edwenna Perkins reopened a billing dispute raised by resident Linda Reedy, who said she received duplicate meter readings and unusually high water charges. Finance Director Lanya Satchell told the Board the meter is the measuring device, staff identified a leak (a running toilet) as the likely cause of excessive use, and a 20 percent adjustment had already been applied; she recommended an additional 30 percent adjustment for a total 50 percent…
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