City targets sewage bill deadbeats

Decatur Daily Democrat:

A city crackdown is coming for a group of Yost Woods residents who aren't paying their sewage bills.

Mayor John Schultz raised the issue at Tuesday night's city council meeting, noting that the situation is unique in that the city has no direct recourse if a resident of that area does not pay his/her bill.

A city resident whose bill goes unpaid — and ignored — for three months gets their water shut off. "And that gets their attention in a hurry," the mayor said. Yost Woods residents, however, are not on the city water system.