St. Pete woman's $48K water bill, work order raise new questions about city meters

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — The St. Petersburg City Council is taking action to address the city's sky-high water bills.

Many neighbors said this is well overdue, including one woman who said she is facing a bill of nearly $50,000.

Her water utility work order records raised new questions about the city's water meters.

Ashley Wright's current amount due on her water bill at her vacant single-family home is $48,453.66.

"It says we used around 212,000 gallons of water,” Wright said.

In November of last year, city records show Wright's water meter was replaced not once, but twice within a span of days.

“They were supposed to put a letter on our door when I called and spoke to them, but the letter never made it to our property; it was for a different address, so we never got the letter