Commissioners vote to temporarily waive water bill late fees

Benton Harbor late utility fees temporarily waived

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor residents who are having problems with their water utility bills will have their late fees waived until the problem is fixed.

Commissioners vote to temporarily waive water bill late fees

Benton Harbor City Commissioners have voted to temporarily waive late fees on city water bills while a review is conducted on issues in the system. At a committee meeting last week, commissioners were told that residents have complained about being charged late fees for bills that didn’t even arrive on time. Speaking at Monday’s regular commission meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Shaquille Turner said this and other issues with the billing system mean act…