Resident challenges 24,000-gallon water bill; council records dispute and requires payment

Resident Candy Jemtrud raised a dispute over her Nov. 30, 1995 water bill, which the minutes show reported 24,000 gallons of usage. She told the council there were no household leaks and toilets were not running; the month before showed about 3,000 gallons and the month after returned to roughly 4,000 gallons.

Council members discussed whether a frozen sewer could explain the reading but noted the sewer would require water to be moving for the meter to register and concluded the meter would not turn unless water passed through it. The minutes record that she would have to pay the bill; no further appeal or adjustment process was recorded in the minutes.