During a press conference on May 14, DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said that the county is owed $104.7 million from delinquent water bills, and there are 600 accounts, each with a balance over $5,000.
The CEO outlined steps the county is taking to collect money it says it is owed, including recorded conversations with customers disputing bills and shutting off water for customers who don’t respond to the county’s notices.
“Let me begin by being clear and on the record when I say there are no mass disconnections of water taking place here in DeKalb County,” Cochran-Johnson said. “And we have not disconnected any resident who has disputed a bill and continued to pay undisputed bills as they have moved forward.”…