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Residents press East Point council on utility bills, drain failures and budget transparency
Summary
Seventeen public speakers urged the council to delay utility rate hikes, publish financial details and act on infrastructure problems such as drainage, sinkholes and sanitation. Speakers called for audits, better notice and use of special revenues for public safety.
Seventeen residents addressed the City Council during the public-comment period on April 20, raising complaints about rising utility bills, requests for audits and transparency, chronic stormwater failures and sanitation/cleanliness issues.
Several speakers described high utility bills and meter irregularities. Pat Scott and other residents reported unexpectedly large electric bills and urged staff to investigate meters and billing. Kendall Phillips, citing open-records research, said red school-speed cameras produced $238,000 in citations from…
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