Water, Sewer Bill Error Causes Flood of Complaints
Inflated bills incorrectly reporting thousands of gallons of water used were mistakenly sent to 1,400 customers in South Whitehall.
When a longtime South Whitehall resident recently got her new township water and sewer bill in the mail, she was shocked. Not only did the township suggest she was using thousands of gallons of water more each month, she now would have to pay more—a lot more—than she had ever paid in her decades of living in the township. She wasn't alone. The South Whitehall Board of Authority's decision to transition some 1,400 flat-rated sewer customers to metered-rated customers resulted in inaccurate billing invoices being sent out, a township employee said. The change was effective Jan. 1 and a letter explaining this transition was sent to the 1,400 customers, along with their annual billing invoice, on Jan. 10. According to the township, the wrong 1…
Saddie Lansford
7:56 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
What an idiot you are 'Dem for SWT', the employees made a mistake, not the commissioners. Maybe you should read the article before you just troll the comments section and hit it with a blather bomb. more ›