Blind woman threatened over unpaid 1-cent bill: 74-year-old resident of Attleboro, Mass., told lien would be placed on home
Granted the letter was computer-generated with no human review, but I thought the City Collector, who already sounded defensive on that bit, came off worse in the interview, making it sound like it was horrible this woman didn't pay her bill on time, when no doubt the cheque was written a cent off or something. I mean really, that's such an innocent mistake for someone to make. And the idea of putting a lien on the house and charging $48 if it's not paid on time is ludicrous. So is sending a letter that cost 42 times the amount of the bill to mail. Goodness. Well, at least it should be easy enough for the lady to pay.
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