The folowing was posted in the St. Louis Post Dispatch on 2/26/09 by Paul Hampel.
A class-action suit filed Thursday in St. Louis County Circuit Court alleges the county illegally billed or overcharged thousands of residents for lateral sewer insurance. Plaintiffs include condo dwellers, new home owners and people who use septic systems, instead of public sewers.
The sewer insurance program pays for repairs to laterals – pipes between a house and a sewer main that cost thousands of dollars to fix. The fee is added to property tax bills.
The suit accuses the county and its Collector of Revenue, John Friganza, of having improperly billed taxpayers since 2002 in four ways:
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A class-action suit filed Thursday in St. Louis County Circuit Court alleges the county illegally billed or overcharged thousands of residents for lateral sewer insurance. Plaintiffs include condo dwellers, new home owners and people who use septic systems, instead of public sewers.
The sewer insurance program pays for repairs to laterals – pipes between a house and a sewer main that cost thousands of dollars to fix. The fee is added to property tax bills.
The suit accuses the county and its Collector of Revenue, John Friganza, of having improperly billed taxpayers since 2002 in four ways:
For the rest of the story, visit: http://www.stltoday.com/#stl-masthead
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I am not so sure that the error is that of St. Louis County. I beleive the billing error is that of MSD. They, MSD, just use the county property billing to collect their tax....
ReplyDeleteSenator Green sponsors bill to stop MSD from charging those who do not receive services.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.senate.mo.gov/09info/bts_web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=533854
SB 172 Prohibits the Metropolitan Sewer District from charging for storm water services where it does not provide sanitary sewer service
Sponsor: Green
LR Number: 0445S.01I Fiscal Note: 0445-01
Committee: Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment
Last Action: 2/24/2009 - Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee Journal Page:
Title: Calendar Position:
Effective Date: August 28, 2009
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Current Bill Summary
SB 172 - This act prohibits the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) from charging any landowner for storm water management services if MSD does not provide sanitary sewer service to the landowner's property.