Customer to pay for new meter

Jay approves plan for water and gas

The Jay Town Council voted Monday night to approve a new policy that has customers footing the bill for new and upgraded water and gas meter service in Jay.

The policy approved states that current water and gas meters that are connected to vacant lots or closed accounts have not been upgraded to the new GPS water and gas meters. Any new customer that wants to establish water or gas service at those addresses pay the cost ($264 for water and $256 for gas) of the upgraded water or gas meter. The town of Jay will pay for the maintenance cost to install the water or gas meter. Town employee Raymon...