Water bills frustrate Liberty Township residents

LIBERTY — Mark and Judith Solomon are a little steamed about a recent $500 bill from the city of Girard that they say is 10 times higher than their usual cost for water.

The Solomons said Girard for years would estimate their bills, but last summer sent actual meter readers to the Churchill Road residence and determined the estimates were too low. That actual reading led to a bill for their current water usage and the additional usage from the past several years.

Girard provides water to township residents in the area between Academy Drive, and the area along Greenbrier Drive just beyond Royal Arms.

The Solomons have come to an agreement to pay off the amount owed from low estimates in the past as well as their current bills, but the situation does not make them happy.

“I am very agitated with this situation, it’s just not fair. Don’t penalize us for your stupidity,” she said.

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