ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — After more than a year of resident complaints over sky-high water bills, St. Petersburg City council members are moving forward with a management review of the city’s billing and collections department.
The decision came Thursday during a Budget, Finance and Taxation Committee meeting, where council members acknowledged the persistent problems that have drawn public frustration.
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“The core job of city council is to manage this city and to hold an administration responsible when clearly they have a problem,” said Matthew Weidner, an attorney and president of the Eden Isle Civic Association. “Yesterday in council, they talked about the fact that they know there’s a problem, but there’s nothing concrete. There’s nothing specific.”
Council member Brandi Gabbard, who proposed the management review, said complaints from residents continue to flood in and credited media coverage for keeping the issue in the public eye…