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Attorney says Vinton resident’s water was turned off without proper notice; city to consider proposal in closed session
Summary
An attorney for a Vinton resident told the council that the city disconnected the tenant’s water for about 24 hours without providing the statutory predisconnection hearing notice and proposed a settlement to waive the resident’s bill in exchange for release of claims; the city acknowledged the notice was inadequate and moved the matter to closed session for further discussion.
Moren Slatt, an attorney with Iowa Legal Aid, told the Vinton City Council on Thursday that his client, tenant Shante Ort, had her municipal water service disconnected on March 27, 2025, without receiving the statutory notice that would have informed her of the right to a predisconnection hearing.
Slatt said the city posted a disconnect notice that did not explain the customer’s right to request a predisconnection hearing under Iowa Code 384.84 and cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s Memphis Light, Gas & Water decision as governing the required notice for utility terminations. He said the water was off for roughly 24 hours before service was restored and that the corrected notice was provided only after…
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