For the second Sac City Council meeting in a row, a resident appeared before the Sac City Council to ask that a portion of their sewer bill be forgiven.
According to Sandy Miller, the resident in question, snow and ice from her roof melted and ran off onto the ground. As the water hit the ground, it accumulated underneath her outside water faucet and re-froze. It eventually built up and managed to turn her faucet on. According to Ms. Miller, that water then ran down into her basement.
The water reportedly did not go into the sanitary sewer because the drains where disassembled and not operative. According to Ms. Miller, the water “Sunk away” into the ground around the edges of the sanitary sewer.
Working with the city office, Ms. Miller determined that 8000 gallons in all were used in this fashion. In all, Ms. Miller’s sanitary bill was $98.00, which included the 4000 she was estimated to have used.
Councilperson Brian Muska, noting the similar situation from the previous week made a motion to split the bill in half, ($49.00) and then add the $11.30 to that for the meter fee bringing Ms. Miller’s total fee to $60.30. Before a second to that motion could be made, Councilperson Jim Johnston pointed out that Mr. Muska’s motion didn’t take into account the 4000 gallons Ms. Miller normally uses. The motion was subsequently allowed to die for lack of second.
A new motion made by Councilperson Jim Frederick allowed for Mr. Johnston’s information and directed the city clerk to determine the normal amount of usage and then forgive the portion of the bill greater than that amount. That amount has not yet been determined.
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