To collect or not to collect?

Why is there even any debate? If the people used the water, they owe the city the dough, or at least some portion of it.

Councillor Brian Derrivan had this to say to the Daily News:

"It seems to me if it was a problem with the city's equipment, then it is the city's responsibility," he said. "You can't trust the equipment, you can't trust the person taking the readings, if they were even taking the readings."

Hey, that's great news for the people on Plum Island, who had to pay higher betterments than anticipated due to admitted mismanagement of the water/sewer project. All homeowners got out here was an embarassed version of "too bad."