Municipalities report customers slow paying their utilities
By SHELLEY TERRY, MARK TODD and MARGIE PAGE - Staff Writers Star Beacon
Geneva City Manager Jim Pearson said Geneva’s water and sewer collection is holding steady, with no higher rate of delinquencies.
“We do have delinquencies, but no more than usual,” he said.
Pearson said the city was helpless to collect money owed until it bought the water system from Aqua Ohio in 2003.
“We used to see $70,000 to $80,000 in unpaid bills because we couldn’t turn off water service for unpaid bills. That number has dropped to $30,000 since we have taken over the system,” Pearson said. “If you don’t pay the bill we turn off the spigot. If the bill still isn’t paid we access the property tax.”
Pearson said the high foreclosure rate is the water and sewer system’s biggest struggle right now.
“Empty houses use no sewer and no water,” he said. “We see that reduction in use on our revenue sheets.”
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