A Lansing mother of four is closing on a new home and leaving the city she’s lived in for 26 years, saying her electric bill is the reason why.
- Amanda Greeson says her Lansing Board of Water & Light bill regularly tops $1,000 a month, sometimes more than her $1,200 mortgage.
- Two years ago, she says BWL estimated her bill low for months, then sent the full amount at once, nearly $5,000.
- Greeson is now moving to Leslie where she said previous owners paid less than $150 a month for electric and water combined.
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Lansing family leaving city after electric bill tops $1,000 a month
Amanda Greeson has lived on the same Lansing street for 26 years. She raised four kids there. Her neighbors are like family. But this month, she’s leaving.
” I can’t afford to pay my [utility] bill every month,” Greeson said.
Greeson says her monthly electric bill has regularly exceeded $1,000, sometimes more than her $1,200 mortgage payment. She says the breaking point came two years ago…