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Highland Park approves short-window water-amnesty, greenlights sewer infiltration analysis funding
Summary
The council approved a water-account amnesty allowing eligible customers to pay 50% of past-due balances through 06/30/2025 (payment due during the program window), and accepted an MOU to fund an inflow-and-infiltration analysis with roughly $200,000 in reimbursement; councilors pressed staff on the amnesty's 10-day payment window and potential impacts on low-income residents.
The Highland Park City Council on May 4 approved two water-related measures: a limited amnesty program for delinquent water accounts and a memorandum of understanding to fund an inflow-and-infiltration sewer analysis.
At the meeting, a water-department official explained the amnesty would apply to outstanding balances through June 30, 2025, allowing account holders to pay 50% of that past-due amount to settle the debt. The official said the program window as proposed runs from May 5 to May 15 and that payments must be received during that interval (online, by mail or in-person). “The amnesty program will be extended to all outstanding balances up…
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