The push to block water service of Detroit residents with delinquent bills is on again.
Christine Ferretti of the Detroit News reports that the city of Detroit will begin hanging notices on the doors of delinquent residential water customers Monday.
The News reports the notice gives residents 10 days to pay up or sign up for a payment assistance plan before services are cut off.
Last year, when the city made the push to cut off water service under Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr, there were protests that got noticed around the world. After that, Mayor Mike Duggan stepped in and arranged for payment assistance programs.
The News reports that the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department has estimated that Detroit has 20,000 to 25,000 delinquent residential accounts.
Gary Brown, Detroit’s chief operating officer, has said typically, about 50 percent of people come in, get on plans and make a payment once the door hangers go out. The others, he’s said, come in to pay on their bill on the day that service is shut off.
Some people are still fighting the concept of water shutoffs in the city.
