[nfb-talk] Fw: City threatens blind woman over unpaid 1-cent bill

[Tanna G. Shoyo]

That would be a very interesting question?  It sure makes you wonder what 
this world is coming to.
Tanna G. Shoyo
Lincoln, NE

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
To: "Ed Meskys" <edmeskys at localnet.com>; "NFB Talk Mailing List" 
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Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Fw: City threatens blind woman over unpaid 1-cent 
bill


>I wonder if they accept installments?  *grin*
>
> Joseph
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 11:27:09AM -0500, Ed Meskys wrote:
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:13 PM
>>Subject: City threatens blind woman over unpaid 1-cent bill
>>
>>
>>City threatens blind woman over unpaid 1-cent bill
>>
>>November 18, 2008
>>
>>ATTLEBORO, Mass.—A 74-year-old blind woman was shocked when her
>>daughter found a letter from the city saying a lien would be placed
>>on her home unless she paid an overdue water bill.
>>
>>The amount? 1 cent.
>>
>>Eileen Wilbur told The Sun Chronicle of Attleboro the letter sent her
>>blood pressure soaring, and pointed out that stamps cost 42 cents.
>>
>>City Collector Debora Marcoccio said the letter was among 2,000 sent
>>out. A computer automatically prints letters for accounts with an
>>overdue balance, and they are not reviewed by staff before being
>>mailed, she said.
>>
>>The letter warned of a lien and a $48 penalty if the overdue bill is
>>not paid by Dec. 10. The charge was from the previous fiscal year,
>>which ran from July 2007 to July 2008.
>>
>>"My question is, how come it wasn't paid when the (original) bills
>>went out?" Marcoccio said.
>>
>>Wilbur's daughter, Rose Brederson, who discovered the bill in her
>>mother's mail, called the situation "ridiculous." But she said her
>>mother, who has lived in the home since 1959, would likely end up
>>paying the penny.
>>
>>------
>>
>>Information from: The Sun Chronicle, http://www.thesunchronicle.com
>>
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