Tribune, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, Page A-4 Sewer article:
"Declining revenue in the utility has been blamed for the need for the rate hike. As the city has failed to meet it's obligation with the State Revolving Loan Fund Program."
The city recently took the collections of sewer billing from Indiana American Water.
Our city bought "expensive computer systems" for the City Sewer Department to take over collections of sewer bills.
The city gave big salary raises to the Sewer Department employees for "in house sewer billing!"
* Who is not paying their sewer bills?
* Homeowners or businesses, or both?
* Why are these bills not being collected?
* Why should we pay if others are not paying?
* How many dollars remain uncollected?
This unpaid list is a public matter.
Why hasn't the England Administration been honest with us?
The city should run a public report in the Tribune with a list of the "UNPAID" sewer bills!
* Where is our $150,000 City Attorney, Shane Gibson?
* Where is our "high paid" Sewer Board Attorney?
BTW, guess how much "money" our new Sewer & Stormwater Attorney Fifer is getting paid?
"Fifer shall be appointed as attorney for the New Albany Sewer Board and the New Albany Stormwater Board effective January 26, 2010. Fifer shall be paid a retainer fee of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) per month, which retainer shall fully compensate Fifer for the first ten (10) hours of legal work and an hourly rate of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for any work performed in excess of ten (10) hours per month. In the event that the New Albany Sewer Utility or the New Albany Stormwater Board issues any bond financing for the benefit of either such utility, Fifer shall be paid additional compensation."
See what happens when you do your homework, Mr. Baylor!
Our final thoughts:
We need to demand a public list of names of the property owners with delinquent sewers printed in our local newspaper as "Deadbeat Sewer Customers." The Mayor and our City Attorney need to get busy and do the job us rate payers are paying them to do.
We also need OUR Sewer and Stormwater utility books audited!
Where's our "sewer money" Mayor England?
