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Mass. City Admits Meters May Be Faulty
BROCKTON, Mass. -- Ayanna Yancey Cato's water bill is not for the faint of heart.
The Brockton woman is fighting a $100,000 tab she received after the city decided to retroactively bill her for the last 12 years of water usage. The city claimed it had been underestimating her bills since Cato moved into the home, Boston TV station WCVB reported.
"From the time that I purchased the house, from the time that I started getting water bills, I was just paying the bills as they came in," said Cato, who wonders how she could have possibly used that much water.
She does not have a pool and her hot tub sits empty. Three plumbers have inspected her home and failed to find any leaks.
Brockton Public Works Commissioner Mike Fersons acknowledged the city's current meter reading system is antiquated and many of its devices are faulty. The city is going through 25,000 customer accounts to try to determine what its customers really owe.
"We are committed to working with residents on a case-by-case basis to resolve these retroactive bills, and in most cases, the city is willing to forgive a significant portion of the bill," Fersons said.
Woman Fighting $100K Water Bill - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
BROCKTON, Mass. -- Ayanna Yancey Cato's water bill is not for the faint of heart.
The Brockton woman is fighting a $100,000 tab she received after the city decided to retroactively bill her for the last 12 years of water usage. The city claimed it had been underestimating her bills since Cato moved into the home, Boston TV station WCVB reported.
"From the time that I purchased the house, from the time that I started getting water bills, I was just paying the bills as they came in," said Cato, who wonders how she could have possibly used that much water.
She does not have a pool and her hot tub sits empty. Three plumbers have inspected her home and failed to find any leaks.
Brockton Public Works Commissioner Mike Fersons acknowledged the city's current meter reading system is antiquated and many of its devices are faulty. The city is going through 25,000 customer accounts to try to determine what its customers really owe.
"We are committed to working with residents on a case-by-case basis to resolve these retroactive bills, and in most cases, the city is willing to forgive a significant portion of the bill," Fersons said.
Woman Fighting $100K Water Bill - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville