Councilman William Greenlee’s bill to prevent the Water Department from cutting off water on days that prevent people turning it back on is headed to Mayor Nutter after getting final Council approval Thursday.http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080303_Daniel_Rubin__Lots_of_money_down_the_drain.html
Greenlee said the bill, which prohibits water shutoffs on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holdiays and any day preceding a holiday, “is a fair and reasonable enforcement policy.”
He cautioned that it is not meant as a way for people avoid paying their water bill. The Water Department has $161 million in uncollected bills, according to a recent City Controller’s audit.
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