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City staff reports inactive Walnut Street water account; officer warns of 'theft of services' risk
Summary
Staff told the council a Walnut Street address had no active water account since 2018 and the meter had been tampered with; Police Officer Devin Lumley said usage on an inactive account can be theft of services. Staff promised to look up usage history.
City staff reported to the Sedan City Council that a property on Walnut Street has not had an active account since 2018 and that the city crew previously secured the meter with a yellow zip tie that later broke while the meter showed water on. Raven Darnall said staff will look up how much water usage occurred since 2018.
Police Officer Devin Lumley told the council that using service on an inactive account can constitute theft of services. The council did not record an enforcement action at the Feb. 4 meeting; staff follow-up on usage history was promised.
