Patrick Skahill / Connecticut Public Radio
The Metropolitan District Commission alleges that the city of Hartford and the Hartford Housing Authority owe more than $1.3 million combined in unpaid water bills, but both dispute the charges. And, in one case, the authority said it sent a check, which the MDC never cashed.
In a letter dated June 18, MDC CEO Scott Jellison and District Chairman William DiBella said about $816,000 of the past due balance is tied to city accounts and about $561,000 in overdue charges is tied to the Hartford Housing Authority.
“This is a significant past due balance,” the MDC wrote in the letter addressed to Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, “which negatively impacts the District’s cash flow, which in turn affects all our member towns.”