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Bloomfield council approves one-time sewer forgiveness for building at airport
Summary
A council member asked for one-time forgiveness of sewer charges for a building at the airport after unusually high indoor water use; the council moved and approved the forgiveness during the meeting.
During an agenda item on utility accounts, a council member described an airport property that incurred unusually high sewer charges after indoor water usage and asked the council to forgive the sewer portion of the bill one time.
The speaker said wastewater usage that month was driven by toilet-related flow and that the owner was willing to pay the water portion of the bill. The council made a motion to forgive the sewer charges up to the minimum and the motion was seconded and approved by roll-call vote.
Council members discussed options to reduce future incidents, including installing motion-activated devices on toilets and improving meter monitoring since monthly billing and reports can be up to 30 days behind actual consumption. One council member suggested requiring photographic or other proof when applicants request forgiveness.
Next steps: The forgiveness was approved as a one-time action; council members asked staff to consider notification policies and any infrastructure or monitoring upgrades that could reduce repeat incidents.
