Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. Kris Kringle goes by the name of Sedalia Water Department.
It appears to me that the Water Department believes that the national economy is roaring away or never affected the area. I cannot find fault with employees trying to have a better life with a pay raise. Now, with times as tough as they are? Perhaps if funding is short the amount that the electronic meters cost could have paid the increase. For the costs of funding the meter readers, it is very hard to believe that the costs would outweigh the purchase.
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