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The Alva City Office has been getting more than the usual number of calls about utility bills recently. During Monday night’s Alva City Council meeting, City Business Manager Angelica Brady explained several reasons why.

Normally, I write about city council meetings in the Alva Review-Courier. However, this information probably deserves a wider distribution. That’s why I’m featuring it in my column.

The biggest water bills were mailed to about 20 accounts. Several years ago Alva went to remote reading of water meters. New meters were installed that would broadcast readings to be picked up by a...