ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — 8 On Your Side is digging into St. Peterburg’s water billing problems after a woman’s bill hit nearly $50,000.
For nearly a year, Ashley Wright has been fighting a water bill she said she never should have received. Her account showed she owed $48,453.66 — an amount she said could bankrupt a family.
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“I said, ‘How is it $40,000,’ we are giving water to everyone on the street,” Wright told 8 On Your Side.
On Sept. 5, one day after News Channel 8’s original report aired, the city acknowledged a problem with Wright’s bill and issued a $1,502 adjustment…