Council finally resolves Tribe sewage billing

As in so many Town Council sessions, resident Dan O’Donnell led the way, using his three minutes of public comment time to raise questions on the City of Anacortes’ billing procedures for their fiber optics installations through the City’s water main, against which La Conner is charged. He asked the Council to consider why that City is charging costs to a capital account. In response, Brian Lease, director of public works, told Council that the billing practice was questionable.

O’Donnell succeeded in getting council members and Mayor Ramon Hayes to have the longest, most personally accountabl...