Concerned over water bill

Dear Editor,

On Sept.11 I attended the Mt. Morris Village Board meeting, to follow up on a written contest of my July water/sewer bill amount.

Many of you have probably seen and read the article in last week’s paper that was written by Vinde Wells reflecting the details of that meeting, so I will try not to be redundant.

I will summarize briefly my concerns, and the responses the village gave me.

Basically, my July water/sewer bill was $50-60 higher than my normal range, for apparently no explainable reason.

I do not have a pool, I do not water my lawn, I do not have a water softener, and I do not have any leaks.

Many statements were made and questions asked at the board meeting such as, “how many are in your family,” “do you have a pool,” “sometimes kids do things such as let the hose run and dad doesn’t know,” “sometimes you can have a leak and will not hear it.”

Honestly, my answer to all of these is no.

I was also told repeatedly that the new direct flow meters do not move without water flowing, and that there is no chance of interference with the digital transmissions from the radio in the truck to the meter and back.

I personally find it hard to believe that these are the only wireless pieces of equipment that can not be interfered with.

When I asked about an alleged problem in July where some readings had to be entered manually, the response was none were entered manually.

Here’s the part that I don’t accept. July was a hot month I agree, but so was June and August.

If I have a leak, as they kept suggesting, then it must have miraculously repaired itself before my August bill!

I guess I am suppose to be satisfied with the village’s lack of explanation of why my bill for July was $60 higher.

I am not the only one that had a higher than normal bill that month for no apparent reason, but obviously the only one that contested it.

I tell you people, I really feel something happened in the July billing cycle that the village is not admitting to.