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(A) Rates and fees. Rates and charges shall be made for water service in the town as set forth in the utility service regulations (§ 50.27), attached to this chapter, as amended from time to time and adopted by Town Council.
(B) Delinquency. All accounts shall be considered delinquent if not paid by the tenth of each service month and are subject to disconnection.
(C) Penalty for late payment. If any charges herein prescribed are not paid on or before the tenth day of the service month to which such charges are applicable, then a penalty, as determined by a favorable vote of Town Council members present and voting and reflected as an amendment to the utility service regulations, shall be added thereto. An additional penalty in the same amount shall be automatically assessed each month on any unpaid balance greater than $5.
(D) Penalty for bad checks. Checks accepted by the town for the payment of the monthly fee or any other fees, charges or interest payable under this chapter, which check is returned for insufficient funds on account, for no account, for forgery or for any other reason shall be subject to an additional fee, as determined by a favorable vote of Town Council members present and voting and reflected as an amendment to the utility service regulations, to cover the cost of handling the same.
(Ord. 96-02, passed 4-1-1996; Ord. 97-01, passed 3-10-1997)
(A) From and after the effective date hereof, no person shall drill a water well within the corporate limits of the town, except as hereinafter provided, or unless such water well is being drilled by a federal, state, county, municipal government or other political subdivision. No person shall operate, use, maintain, repair or replace any water well drilled in violation of this chapter.
(B) The Town Council may, upon application, grant a permit for the drilling of a water well. Any application shall state the name of the applicant, the location of the well, and the reason for the request, addressing the facts described below.
(1) Any such permit application shall be accompanied by a fee of $25.
(2) The Town Council, in its discretion, may grant the permit after considering the following factors:
(a) Whether the applicant has available water from any other source and/or the quality and quantity of water being provided from such other source;
(b) Whether the applicant would suffer undue hardship if the Town Council did not grant the permit;
(c) The effect of granting such permit on the town water supply;
(d) Whether the applicant demonstrates that such water well will comply with all applicable federal, state, county and municipal laws and regulations;
(e) Whether the granting of such permit is in the best interest of the inhabitants of the town; and
(f) Whether the applicant will use such water for household and personal consumption or some other use.
(C) If the Town Council grants the permit as provided herein, it may place such reasonable conditions, regulations, requirements and restrictions on such permit as it deems appropriate for the protection of the public.
(D) Households currently receiving their water supply from a water well shall not be compelled to subscribe to the town’s water system; however, should stated water well cease to function, the above stated conditions apply.
(Ord. 96-02, passed 4-1-1996) Penalty, see § 51.99
(A) The water charge and garbage fee will be jointly billed on a monthly basis. Utility bills will be mailed to customers on or as soon after the twentieth of the month as possible.
(B) The current bill is due and payable on the first day of the service month. If, and when, partial payments are submitted, the payment will be first applied toward the garbage fee and the penalty fee, if any, and the remainder to the water charge.
(C) Water service is subject to disconnection for non-payment. Households with a private water well will be billed monthly on garbage fees and are subject to all provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 96-02, passed 4-1-1996)
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