DELTONA, Fla. — A group of Deltona residents gathered at city hall Friday afternoon to submit a letter of intent to petition for the state auditor general to investigate the water department after they received exorbitantly high bills.
Around 20 residents turned out to send a message to the city they want the water department records examined.
The resident said they want an audit to look into the financial, operational, engineering and performance practices of the department.
"I know this is going to leave a bad taste in the city's mouth about us doing this but we've asked repeatedly for an audit,” said Dana McCool.
She said she did it to send a message that the water bills in Deltona are too high. She’s still dealing with backpay that she owed as well as fees, so she decided to pay her $493 water bill with pennies, she said.
She said the pennies were eventually taken in the back to be counted, which took more than two hours.
Deltona city officials did not immediately return requests for comment about the letter.
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