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

[Margo and Elmo]

What if one oculd only afford half a cent.  Could the penny be cut in half? 
lol!

This is so ridiculous!

margo andElmo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tanna G. Shoyo" <tshoyo at neb.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Fw: City threatens blind woman over unpaid 1-cent 
bill


> 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
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> bill
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>>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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