To the Editor:
I am hoping that you will post this letter prominently on WestportNow.com as I would like to find out if other Westport residents have encountered this problem.
On Friday, I received a Town of Westport delinquent sewer/special assessment bill with an interest charge of $15.48. I was surprised, as I had not seen the original bill. I am in the habit of paying bills as they come to get them out of the way.
I called the office and was told that even if I had not received the original, it was state law that I was required to pay the delinquent charge. Hmmm. I couldn’t quite believe it, so I called back. I was told emphatically that I really had no say in the matter. The bottom line—just pay.
At a neighborhood party this evening, the topic of delinquent sewer/special assessments actually came up and no fewer than six people said they had had the exact same experience. Double hmmmm.
The neighborhood is Compo Beach. We are all interested in learning whether we are alone in being singled out by this latest example of Town Hall ineptitude. Is this a “reval revisited” problem looming on the horizon?
Susan Farewell
Westport
