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Council approves water-bill adjustments for two residents after leaks
Summary
Council approved adjusting two residents' water bills to the base rate of $210.98 after staff contacted them and they repaired leaks; adjustments reduced bills from $2,822.28 and $5,241.20 respectively.
The council on April 7 approved two separate water-bill adjustments after clerk staff identified unusually high usage and contacted the customers. For Josh White at 814 Cleveland the council adjusted the bill to the base rate of $210.98 from $2,822.28 on a motion by Councilmember Ditsworth, seconded by Sandretto, which passed by majority vote. For Matt Martinson (Marie #1 Caboose) the council adjusted the bill to the base rate of $210.98 from $5,241.20 on a motion by Ditsworth, seconded by McGuire; that motion also passed by majority vote.
Clerk Luanne said she called each customer when she noticed the high usage and that both customers had found and fixed the leaks. The council treated the adjustments as one-time billing corrections; the transcript does not indicate a change to policy or a permanent billing-variance rule.
