City of Huntington cracking down on unpaid city fees

City seeks to collect $18 million in late fees

The city of Huntington has begun the process of collecting more than $18 million in overdue municipal and refuse fees from property owners, Mayor Patrick Farrell told the Huntington City Council on Monday.

City of Huntington cracks down on delinquent fees

The city is looking to collect more than $18 million owed by negligent property owners.

City of Huntington cracking down on unpaid city fees

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — Huntington Mayor Patrick Farrell announced during a city council meeting Monday that for the first time in city history, Huntington would crack down on more than $18.5 million in unpaid fees from property owners. “Without that funding, our hands would have remained tied, as they had for years," Mayor Farrell said. "Now we can hold negligent owners accountable—whether that means selling delinquent property, attaching ba…