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Appleton man must pay $3,000 quarterly water bill
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) Appleton officials say an 84-year-old man must pay a nearly $3,000 quarterly water bill for a home he hasn't lived in for more than a year.
The Appleton Common Council voted unanimously Wednesday that Norm Beckman must pay the bill after a public works investigation found three leaks in his pipes.
Investigators determined the leaks allowed about 44,700 cubic feet of water to enter Beckman's home and then flow into city sanitary sewers from Jan. 1 through March 31.
Beckman says he's not surprised by the council's vote but finds it hard to believe that much water flowed through his home without leaving evidence.
Beckman moved into an assisted living community in October 2007.
Nov 20, 2008 at 11:17 p.m.
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Rude.
Nov 20, 2008 at 12:31 p.m.
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Everybody check their basement meter against the meter outside. A person I know just got a water bill for almost $400 when he got a new meter installed. They were back-billing him for the difference between the two meters since the old meter was installed 18 years ago. To be fair, they have reduced the bill, but still check you meters
Nov 20, 2008 at 12:16 p.m.
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If he hasn't live there for almost a year, why didn't he just have the water service shut off.
Sucks that he has to pay for it but if the leaks where from pipes in his home, he is responsible for it.
Nov 20, 2008 at 12:02 p.m.
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That is so sad, I feel very bad for him.
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