Borough turns 34 delinquent accounts over to collection agency

The borough assembly unanimously approved a motion to write off delinquent harbor and utilities accounts and forward them to a collection agency.

The write-off includes a combined $8,197 in utilities fees from 30 different accounts and $50,048 in harbor fees from four different accounts, for a total of $58,246.

At the assembly meeting Sept. 27, Finance Director Mason Villarma acknowledged that the amount appeared significant, but assured the assembly that the sum was a small percentage of total billing. Writing off “bad debts” like these — debts that will likely never be collected — is common...