Mass. woman's 1 cent debt paid in full

[Ban Hammer 13,342]

ATTLEBORO, Mass. – A 74-year-old blind woman's 1 cent debt to a Massachusetts city has been settled.

People from across the country called Attleboro City Hall on Tuesday offering to pay the 1 cent balance owed by Eileen Wilbur for an overdue water and sewer bill.

Antonio Viveiros, a former city councilor who does not know Wilbur, wrote a check for one penny. He says he was "irked" by the fact that the federal government can spend billions for bailouts, yet a senior citizen was threatened with a lien on her home over 1 cent.

Wilbur's daughter first noticed the letter that warned of a lien and a $48 penalty if the overdue bill was not paid by Dec. 10.

Mayor Kevin Dumas says the whole situation was blown out of proportion.

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[Jasman0717 9]

Hang the programmer

[Niels Bohr 72]

Not surprising. The spokesperson for the city said the bills are printed automatically, and there is no human that monitors what gets printed. It's the discretion of the viewer to acknowledge the bill. I remembered that the University charged me .50 cents for late fees. It was never paid. They didn't mind or pursue such meaningless collection. And, they did not held my degree.