Broke BCM wants ratepayers to foot the bill for water, sewage chaos
Buffalo City Metro has run out of money and is proposing that residents must pay to fix the metro’s collapsed water and sewage system.
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Buffalo City Metro has run out of money and is proposing that residents must pay to fix the metro’s collapsed water and sewage system.
Abandoned, broken down refuse removal trucks still overflowing with garbage, scorched building remains and piles of litter are scattered across Buffalo City's solid waste depot in Cambridge.
Frustrated BCM residents have expressed concern that they have not received their municipal bills for several months. The metro’s online billing system is also not working. This further compounds already serious billing flaws where scores of residents have complained about astronomical accounts due to incorrect water meter readings and problems with the newly-introduced, so-called smart meters.
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