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Highland Park Residents Say Great Lakes Water Authority Overcharged $1.5 Million For Sewer Fees

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

4

First seen

Oct 28, 5:19 PM EDT

updated Oct 29, 10:06 AM EDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by Planet Detroit, WJBK and 2 others, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

Highland Park residents are protesting unfair sewer rates and say the Great Lakes Water Authority overcharged $1.5 million for sewer fees. The situation was reported by BridgeDetroit, Planet Detroit and WJBK.

Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 2, Oct 29, 10:12 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 28, 5:42 PM EDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 28, 5:47 PM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 28, 7:39 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.