By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent
Don't be surprised if one morning in Mona the water
doesn't run from the house tap and the home is
cold&emdash;it just means that the utility bill has not been
paid.
Better open that last notice from the city and find out
if that is the problem, especially if the lights are still
on.
Electricity is provided for the residents of the
community by Utah Power and Light. Those bills are paid to
UP&L, so those who owe hundreds of dollars, and in a few
cases, into the $1,000 range, owe for natural gas fuel,
which comes through the city-owned utility, and for water,
which is also a city-owned utility.
"The notices have been sent out, and a shut-off date
given," said Schnurr. "If we are not going to shut-off the
utilities if they have still not paid the bill, then why
have the policy?"
Mona City Council authorized the utilities to be turned
off at those homes where the bill is seriously in
arrears.
At council request, the town secretary has sent out
notice to homeowners where there are large outstanding
utility bills and has given them three months to pay the
amount in arrears. That time is now up.
"Some of the people owe several hundred dollars on their
water and gas utility bill," said Rick Schnurr, council
member.
He said, if the law doesn't have any teeth, then people
will continue to ignore the billings.
The shut-offs will occur on a Monday, rather than on a
week-end, so if people need to rush to a bank or credit
union to get a loan, they will not be handicapped by the day
of the week.
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