Comments on: Vacant Buildings Get Water Bills (With One Exception) https://capecharleswave.com/2013/12/vacant-buildings-get-water-bills-with-1-exception/ Your Online Newspaper in Cape Charles, Virginia Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:55:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 By: Frankie Brady https://capecharleswave.com/2013/12/vacant-buildings-get-water-bills-with-1-exception/#comment-33952 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:02:42 +0000 http://capecharleswave.com/?p=10499#comment-33952 I can’t understand how the town can charge someone for something that they are not using. I can see paying property taxes if you are a owner of property and not living there, but being charged for water with it being turned off? I guess I’m missing something.

]]> By: Tammi George https://capecharleswave.com/2013/12/vacant-buildings-get-water-bills-with-1-exception/#comment-33947 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:51:12 +0000 http://capecharleswave.com/?p=10499#comment-33947 We own a house that we had vacant for about three years and had accrued $5,500 in water bill fees and interest and had no choice but to pay in full before they would turn it back on. I have to still watch the bills closely because they add late fees and interest at times I have paid the discount early payment fee. Nevermind the double tax on vehicles and triple increase in town taxes. I want to move out. And that’s sad because I like this town.

]]> By: John Hickman https://capecharleswave.com/2013/12/vacant-buildings-get-water-bills-with-1-exception/#comment-27353 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:47:24 +0000 http://capecharleswave.com/?p=10499#comment-27353 Mr. Young, you are correct.

]]> By: James Young https://capecharleswave.com/2013/12/vacant-buildings-get-water-bills-with-1-exception/#comment-27348 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 14:36:30 +0000 http://capecharleswave.com/?p=10499#comment-27348 I am planning to purchase a home in Cape Charles next spring for retirement. Am I to understand that whether or not the owner of the property consumes water or not, he still gets billed a minimum of $108 per month? Is my assumption correct?

]]> By: Deborah Bender https://capecharleswave.com/2013/12/vacant-buildings-get-water-bills-with-1-exception/#comment-27343 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 13:25:51 +0000 http://capecharleswave.com/?p=10499#comment-27343 Just one more instance of the town officials giving special favors to Charon Ventures/Echelon. Now what the town needs to do is RETURN all of the money they have collected on all of the other vacant buildings. The people running this town have GIVEN the school to these “men of honor” and now they don’t seem to think that they should pay the water/sewer bills? I am so tired of these town officials catering to developers at the expense of homeowners. Enough is enough!

]]> By: Geneva Smith https://capecharleswave.com/2013/12/vacant-buildings-get-water-bills-with-1-exception/#comment-27340 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 13:02:42 +0000 http://capecharleswave.com/?p=10499#comment-27340 Here is how the water bill was explained to me: Whether the water is turned off or on, you get a minimum bill, so don’t turn the water off because you’ll be charged a reconnection fee when you turn it back on.

Our house on Mason was turned into a duplex (via a dividing wall in the entry); however it had only one meter — but the town sent us two water bills. When I questioned it, I was told that is the town rule. I asked for a copy of the town rule, but was told that the town doesn’t give out copies of the town rule, you have to come to the office to read it yourself. We were also told that we better be sure that we wanted it to be a single family because the town wouldn’t allow us to turn it back into a duplex. I have since found out that every duplex isn’t treated this way; I guess we were given the “special.”

I’ve always wondered how many water bills the Northampton Hotel receives. Anyone know?

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