East Point leaders are working to get a handle on a billing practice that, at last count, showed residents owed more than $400,000 for electric service.
That tally has likely gone down since it was revealed late last year, largely because electric use dips in the colder months.
But because the city is still using the budget billing system that created the problem, the money owed could start adding up again if officials don’t get a handle on the issue – and soon.
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To summarize the problem, the issue for the city is how to collect past due water bills or whether to forgive all or a portion of the money owed. The average overdue bill is $250.
