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THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1990
Water service shutoffs eyed for non-payers
An Abbotsford committee urge the council to investigate the possibility of shutting of water service to city residents who have not paid water bills for 1989 and 1990.
Members of the Street, Sewer and Water Committee Monday received a list of residents or property owners who had not paid water and sewer as of Oct. 26. There were five names listed for 1989 and 39 for 1990. The total of payments owed is $8,870.59.
Clerk Mary Nehrlich said some residents would be paying soon, but the remainder would still represent a sizable sum for which the city provided services but got no reimbursement.
The matter is becoming more critical because of a change in the county’s tax policy. Formerly, if local residents did not pay their utility bill, it was placed on the county tax roll. Aldermen said Clark County is no longer following the practice, and that Marathon County may change also. The bills are thus the city’s to collect or lose.
“One person on the list told me he can make more by keeping his money and gaining interest on it than by paying the city a penalty,” the clerk said.
She said Colby has a policy of shutting off water service customers who do not pay their bills, and she said it is “very successful” in generating bill collection. Many other communities are implementing such a policy, she said.
THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1970
Abbotsford to vote on city garabage pickup
The dump committee of the Abbotsford city council is asking for an advisory referendum on the question of a municipal garbage pickup service at the fall election Tuesday. The vote is strictly advisory, and the rather than the usual yes or no question, the ballot will list two alternatives, one for a regular contracted city-wide residential garbage pickup, and the other to continue operating the city dump with hours twice a week.
These two alternatives are being offered as a result of state regulations regarding the operation of dumping grounds.
The present dump has been given a tentative approval by the state and it is anticipated that it can be licensed by the state for another two or three years.
However, many other regulations regarding dump operation, such as burning, covering of refuse and requirements for a custodian to be on duty at all times, must also be followed.
Under this basis, if the dump is to continue to be operated by the city, the committee states that it will be open only two days a week, Tuesdays from 2 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be no public burning allowed, and an attendant will be on duty during these designated hours.
At no other time will dumping be allowed.
A few permits will be allowed to some commercial establishments, such as groceries and restaurants because of perishable materials, and these firms will not be allowed to burn material.
