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Town clerk reports resident tampered with water service; $600 tampering penalty assessed
Summary
Town Clerk Tresa Taylor reported an unauthorized reactivation of a water service that had been shut off in October 2025; meter data showed tampering of the water setter and the account was charged a $600 penalty for tampering or removing a lock.
Town Clerk Tresa Taylor informed the Hinckley Town Council on June 4 that a customer whose water service had been turned off in October 2025 tampered with the water setter to reactivate service without authorization. Clerk Taylor said staff pulled data from the meter to determine the activation date and assessed a $600 penalty to the account for tampering with a water service or removing a lock.
Clerk Taylor presented the procedural finding to the council as part of staff reporting; no motion or further council action was recorded in the meeting minutes on this item. The report underscores that the town is monitoring meter data and enforcing its tampering penalty.
