‘Punch to the gut’: St. Pete leaders vote on potential solutions for skyrocketing water bills

St. Pete woman fighting $10k+ water bill for vacant home with no leaks could now be sent to collections

A 92-year-old woman in a nursing home is being told she owes the City of St. Petersburg more than $10,000 for a water bill on a vacant home that has no detected leaks. Her daughter, Noreen McClure, spoke directly to city council members at Thursday's meeting on her behalf. The ABC Action News I-Team first met with McClure last fall at her mother's home. The sky-high bill came in prior to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. A plumber confirmed…

St. Pete leaders to help thousands of customers with mysteriously high water bills

A new St. Petersburg city ordinance allows for more flexibility when customers get abnormally large water bills that can't be explained.

St. Pete leaders approve streamlined solutions to adjust extremely high water bills

St. Petersburg City Council unanimously approved ways to streamline solutions to adjust extremely high water bills at its meeting on Thursday, adding in a section to the city code about relief for abnormal events.

St. Petersburg City Council funds water bill analysis

Water bills spiked for some residents.

‘Punch to the gut’: St. Pete leaders vote on potential solutions for skyrocketing water bills

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — St. Petersburg city leaders are set to vote on potential solutions to unusually high water bills, on Thursday. Residents have voiced their frustrations over the bills for months, saying they have been dealing with this for half a year. St. Petersburg residents are hoping the meeting will bring them some answers and relief to the bills they said keep piling up. Attorney, and resident, Matthew Weidner said for many, t…