It was a citizen victory for the city of Jourdanton after the city council voted Monday to forgive the bills from old water meters and start from zero with new water meters.
The vote comes after some water customers received huge water bills as the city works to replace outdated meters for its utility customers.
According to city manager Bobby Martinez, the old meters provided inaccurate water consumption readings, and customers were not charged for their correct usage.“Respectfully, had the SMART meters been installed two years ago to remedy the underbilling as addressed by the auditor in 2020 and 2021, the city would not have lost $226,000,” Alvarado said.
During public comment, people said this was not their debt to pay, and if the city council were to vote against waiving back billing, they’d feel the effects come election time. “Compromising is not an option. Money is the name of the game. And to the audience, I say, use your votes wisely. Election is in November,” Leslie Gaither said during public comment.
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