Jackson Oks new water meters

FOR THE CITY’S WATER BILLINGSYSTEM THE CITY COUNCIL JUSTAPPROVEDHE T NEW WATER METERS TOREPLACE THOSE INSTALLED UNDERETH 90 MILLION DOLLAR SIEMENSCONTRACT COUNCILMAN, AARON BANKSBELIEVES.THE NEW DEVICES WILL BE REMOACCURATE TO MAKE SURE CUSTOMERSGET THEIR BILLS ON TEIM SO THATWE COULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THESERVICE THAT WE NEED AND MAKESURE WE HAVE THE MONEY NECESRYSATO PUT INTO OUR WATER SYSTEM.IT DIDN’T ALSO PROVIDE THATPUBLIC CONFIDENCE SO THAT PEOPLEKNOW HEY, MY METER IS READINGACCURATELY OFFICIALS.TELL US A COMPANY NAMESUSTANABITILY PARTNERS WILLSTART INSTALLING THE NEW METERSFOR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS FIRST.AND THE CITY WON'’ HAVE TO PUTUP ANY CAPITAL UP FRONT.THIS GUPRO WAS PROVIDING ALL THECAPITAL AND DID IT WILL COST THECITY FIVE DOLLARS IN SOMECENTIMETER FOR YEARS JACKSONRESIDENTS HAVE COMPLAINED AUTBOTHE EXISTING WATER METERS.SOME SAY THEY NEVER GOT A WATERBILL FOR MONTHS OTHERS.SAY THE WATER BILLS WERE LATEAND WHEN THEY DID COME IT, SHALLTHEY OWED THOANDSUS OF DOLRSLAFOR WATER.THEY NEVER USED.THEY’RE GOING TO GO OUT.THEY’RE GONNA DO AN ASSESSMENTWHHIC IN MOST PART THEY ALREADYDONE.THANKS AS THE NEW METERS N'W’THAVE WIRES ATTACHED TO THAT’S ABIG ADVANTAGE OVER THE OLDMETE ARS LOT OF THETH OER METERSWENT FAR TO BECAUSE YOU KNOW, ITHAD ALL THESE WILD WESIR PEOPLECAN CUT THE WIRES TO KEEP THEMFROM READING.THIS IS JUST A PIPER O PIPE WITHAN ANTENNA ON THE TOP WITH THEREADERS.VERY NICE MEETING CUSTOMERSCODUL SOON SEE THE CHANGECOUNCILMAN BANKS SAYS CREWS WITHTHE COMPANY WILL SRTTAINSTALLING THE NEW METERS IN THENEXT FEW DAYS REPORTING FROMJACKSON