Nancy Moore addressed the council during Monday night’s regular city meeting asking for reimbursement for the sewage portion of her bill that she has overpaid since 1993.
According to Moore, she only found out recently that she was not connected to the city sewer when the septic tank at her Little Jim Dr. residence began backing up into her home.
Moore said, “I am not here trying to cause any trouble, but right is right.” After the council discussed the dilemma a moment, councilman Randall Clark said the city ordinance regarding sewage is in place to only permit the city to pay up to 24 months back-pay to citizens found to have septic tanks who have been paying sewer on their water bill.
Mayor Roger Pafford said, “I believe a fair way to handle this is to pay Ms. Nancy the two years back-pay and additionally pay for her septic tank to be fixed.” The council agreed.
Also discussed at the meeting was Benton County Assessor Ryan Hall’s explanation of the remapping of city properties. Hall explained that some properties were in both city and county boundaries. Re-mapping the areas simplified the boundary system, making no differences to the owners and tax payers. A copy of the new city map is located at city hall.
Wrapping up the meeting, the mayor reminded the council that City Hall will be closed on Wednesday, May 15 for Street Supervisor Randy Sparks’ funeral. The 61-year-old passed away unexpectedly on May 12.
