APRIL 23, 2015 LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015, 12:31 AM
BY REBECCA GREENE
CORRESPONDENT |
WYCKOFF SUBURBAN NEWS
Wyckoff — Dozens of residents have complained to the Township Committee after receiving bills from Ridgewood Water containing surcharges for what are alleged to be under-paid quarterly billing cycles going back several years.
Paul Coppola of Birchwood Drive told the governing body on April 14 that he was “shocked” when he received a bill labeled as a “surcharge” for $1,071.
“Ridgewood Water has been less than forthcoming, have operated in less than good faith, and have participated in what I would call questionable business practices,” Coppola said.
Coppola said he failed to get an explanation of why he received the extra bill, although Ridgewood Water said it may have been that he changed over his telephone service.
“I have not changed my phone lines, I have not upgraded to FIOS and I have not done any construction,” Coppola said. “They could not explain why they were not reading my meter.”
The surcharge is for four years and Coppola said Ridgewood Water offered him four years with no interest to pay the debt.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/business/complaints-of-underpayment-surcharges-pour-in-1.1315475
Do these people ever stop complaining? They think water is free?
Sell the utility to United Water and be done with the headaches As evidenced, we do not know how to run a business. Let’s cut our losses now.
I think they are complaining about the poor management that wouldn’t notice that a meter reading hadn’t occurred in over 4 years.
headache no way it makes money. if any one don’t like the water you can put in a well. and for united water that water sucks, unless you like pool water taste.
Let them drink someone else’s water. They keep suing us. We have water shortages each summer. Why do we need the headache?
Wyckoff residents need to focus on fixing their roads and having their sanitation workers work on not throwing trash cans into the roads. If it wasn’t “Ridgewood” Water would they be all up in arms?!? You live in Wyckoff, not Ridgewood, get over it!
they are a bunch of snobs.