SILVER LAKE - More than 60 people in Silver Lake have received sewer and water bills that are incorrect.
Town employees are working to remedy the problem, but have not figured out what caused the billing mistake.
Backups of all the activity in the software program from the last six months have been sent to the software company the town uses for billing, but so far the company has not figured out why some of the bills were extremely high.
Tonya Conley, town receptionist, told the council she went through every bill in town and some are three times as high as they normally are. Conley said that she found 63 bills that were affected by the problem, and she is working to figure out what caused the incorrect billing.
The problem is not just in one area of town, it is spread out throughout the town.Until the problem is resolved, the town council decided to suspend penalties on those bills until the problem is resolved.
Conley said she does not know if there will be a problem with the billing at the end of this month, but wanted people to be aware that the problem is being worked on.
A representative from the software company will visit Silver Lake to look at their equipment and gather more information before the end of the month.
Anyone with concerns about their bill should contact the Silver Lake town office.
In other business, the council:
n Tabled a motion to approve Ordinance 10-01-10 regarding mobile homes in the town. Council members wanted to make some changes to the ordinance before giving their approval.
n Announced fall clean-up day will be Nov. 6. Residents should put their trash out Friday night for the Saturday pickup. No hazardous materials will be accepted, and those who want to dispose of appliances should call ahead for fees.
n Set trick-or-treat hours, which will be Oct. 30 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
n Approved a motion to sign an interlocal agreement with Kosciusko County for the use of the software in the town's police vehicles. The cost is $100 per car, and the town pays the fee each year.
n Heard a request from the fire department to start a training fund in the budget. The fund would be used to pay for classes for Silver Lake firefighters, but the firemen would be expected to pay their own travel costs.
Town Clerk Angie Glass told the firemen that she would see what she could do, but for a new item to be added to the budget, it needs to be done earlier in the year, not when the budget is already complete.
n Heard the leaf vacuum is ready and town workers will be picking up leaves. They ask that sticks and branches be kept in a separate pile that will be picked up on Thursday or Friday.
Residents are asked to put their leaves in narrow rows near edge of the the road but not on the asphalt.
