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“How can I owe you money when I didn’t use any water?” they ask. The answer is that only part of your monthly water bill is based on consumption. The rest is a fixed charge to cover costs we incur regardless of usage. It includes things like customer service, billing, and the cost of maintaining our water plants. The fixed monthly charge is based on the size of your water service. For customers with a 5/8-inch meter, the charge is $6.20 per month. For customers with a larger, 3/4-inch meter, it’s $8.68. Those charges appear each month on your water bill, regardless of your usage. Some customers choose to have their water shut off if they’re going to be gone for more than a month or two. If they’re a sewer customer this avoids the monthly charge for both utilities. When they return, we turn their service back on for a reconnection fee of $7.00.
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With the lightning season now in full swing, it’s a good time to consider how to protect your sensitive electronic equipment from damaging power surges.
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Friday,
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If you find yourself without electricity, you can reach the BWL quickly and easily by using our PowerLine number.
PowerLine uses your phone number to automatically determine your address, so if we don’t have your current phone number, the system won’t work perfectly. Check your current bill. If your correct phone number isn’t printed on the bill, please write it down in the space provided on your payment stub and return it with your payment. |
That’s the date of the BWL’s 2003 Chili Cook-Off, guaranteed to be the best and biggest yet. Highlights this year include: · More chili and more elbow room as we add five new booths and expand even farther along the riverfront next to The Lansing Center; · All the chili you can eat for just $5 per person; · Two great bands that will make the music as hot as the chili, as local favorites Steppin’ In It and Those Delta Rhythm Kings rock from the north and south ends of the venue; · Good times and great chili for two worthy causes, with all proceeds benefiting Adopt A River and the HOPE Scholarship Fund for Lansing school students. All the fun happens from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. along the riverfront in downtown Lansing. And if it rains? No problem. We simply move inside the Lansing Center and keep serving up the chili. |
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The 2003 season is in full swing and we’re looking for some area softball players who aren’t afraid to flex their muscles. The Lansing Lugnuts and the BWL are teaming up again for Hometown Power Night. The sixth annual slugfest will take place at Oldsmobile Park Friday, August 8, and will again feature the best softball home run hitters in the Lansing area. The home run contest features three categories of competitors (women, men and celebrities) and registration for this high-octane event is very simple. To compete in Hometown Power Night, contact Valerie Claus at the Lugnuts at 517-485-4500, extension 270. Or e-mail Valerie at vclaus@lansinglugnuts.com by August 6. Then, stop in at Oldsmobile Park August 8 to be a part of the preliminary rounds at the following times: Women: 12:30 p.m. · Men: 2:00 p.m. · Celebrities: 5:15 p.m. The final rounds will follow at approximately 6:30 p.m. All brought to you by the Lugnuts and the BWL. Hometown People. Hometown Power |
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