“While our tenant is legally responsible for the bill, we have decided to go the extra mile and pay the balance, pending the resolution of some odd billing issues that appear to be errors made by the water department,” said Tracy Reed, who paid $1,000 on the outstanding balance in late April. He said neither he nor his wife was informed of the outstanding bill at the property. The house had been rented to a tenant who apparently had not paid the bills.

In a statement, Tracy Reed said he was unaware that the water bills had not been paid. Tracy Reed, the brother of Mayor Reed, also owed almost $9,000 on a rental property he and his wife own in southwest Atlanta, according to Department of Watershed records. I too feel the impact of the higher water rates, which are necessary, and it can be difficult to predict the next month’s bill.” As of March 23, 2017, I had a zero balance. Winslow said in a statement, “I am current with my water bill accounts.

Single-family homes will continue to get water services as long as they make at least a partial payment, she said.Ī Channel 2 Action News investigation found that several council members - Ivory Lee Young, Cleta Winslow and Keisha Lance Bottoms, who also is running for mayor - have carried balances of as much $1,065, $2,382 and $1,300, respectively.

Peachtree unpaid invoices