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Resident wins town help for plumbing repair; board hears multiple water‑billing appeals
Summary
During public comment the board heard several requests for water‑billing adjustments tied to meter‑side leaks. David Brown presented photos of meter damage and the board voted to assist with his plumbing bill and grant a billing adjustment despite a town policy of one adjustment per year.
At the Oct. 28 Aberdeen board meeting, resident David Brown asked the council for help after a corroded meter assembly and subsequent town repair led to a private‑side leak and a $653 plumbing bill.
Brown displayed photographs of a gouge on the meter outlet, said the city had applied a temporary patch and later tightened a splice that failed, and asked both reimbursement for the plumbing repair and a second annual adjustment to his water bill.…
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