Inside Edge: How to Collect Water and Sewer Bills

Currently, the Mayor and the City Council are at loggerheads on the question of how to collect water and sewer bills in the City of New York. While the standoff continues, thousands of accounts are in default, an estimated $589 million of badly needed revenue is uncollected, and the Citys ability to sell real estate tax liens has expired. While the Mayor insists on the authority to sell water and sewer tax liens, the Council wants billing errors to be corrected prior to any such sale. It appears that a perfectly workable straight-forward answer exists but has been ignored. It requires no legislation and could be put into practice tomorrow.

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Thanks to Jim Buckley and John McCarthy for their assistance.