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Huntsville Council forgives Ogden Boat Club water bill after pressure-related leak
Summary
After staff and the boat club described a high‑pressure leak and repair work, the Council voted 5–0 to apply the new water‑bill forgiveness policy while waiving the needs‑based requirement for the Ogden Boat Club account at 6520 E. 100 N.
Clerk Shannon Smith summarized the Ogden Boat Club’s request for a water‑bill adjustment after an April–May spike in usage. She said town records and the club’s documentation showed multiple line failures that town staff and the club attributed to high system pressure affecting galvanized service piping.
The Council debated whether to apply the newly adopted leak‑forgiveness policy and whether to waive the policy’s needs‑based test for an organization with multiple members. TCM Lewis Johnson moved to forgive the boat club’s bill under the new policy while waiving the need‑based requirement; the motion passed on a roll call vote, 5–0.
The boat club’s written request (included in the packet) stated the cause as: "EXCESSIVE WATER PRESSURE FROM TOWN WATER WHICH CAUSED SEVERAL LEAKS," and asked forgiveness for $924.75. Town billing and invoice documents in the packet show a large May 2025 consumption and subsequent repairs (plumbing invoices dated Aug. 4, 20 and 21, 2025). The Council directed staff to apply the forgiveness per the adopted policy and to document the account adjustment.
