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Billing and mag-meter issues prompt credits and council scrutiny of Evansville charges
Summary
Clerk-Treasurer Mallory Lowe reported Centerpoint corrected misapplied payments and Evansville Water and Sewer Utility issued an estimated reading for the north mag meter; the council discussed a $29,390.20 mag-meter charge and a $3,894.24 credit to Dress Subdivision.
Town finance and utility billing issues were a focus of the Oct. 21 meeting: Clerk-Treasurer Mallory Lowe said a Centerpoint manager reviewed 99 accounts and credited erroneous late charges that had resulted from misapplied payments. Separately, Lowe reported a $29,390.20 mag-meter bill from Evansville Water and Sewer Utility, noting the north mag meter was estimated while the south meter was an actual reading.
Sewer Superintendent Aaron Enlow told the council he applied a $3,894.24 credit to the Dress Subdivision account for a June leak that totaled 152,000 gallons. Lowe also provided year-to-date sewer receipts of $583,242 and sewer expenditures of $678,761, and she said $342,000 of sewer spending this year went to Evansville Sewer for monthly charges.
Council members discussed the mag-meter calibration and the problem of estimated readings; Lowe said Evansville had confirmed by email that the north mag meter was not working and an estimated bill had been sent. The minutes record council concern and discussion with the town attorney about next steps but do not include a formal resolution or payment dispute beyond the Dress Subdivision credit and the Centerpoint adjustments.
