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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- A monthly water bill is one thing, but 287 bills at once was a bit much for a Winston-Salem woman.
A letter carrier delivered the pile of water bills to Alicia Cartrette's door. Cartrette went through about 10 of the bills -- all addressed to her with identical totals -- but was unable to find the one that was actually for her home.
After notifying the city's revenue division, officials realized that a computer glitch had incorrectly sent Cartrette 286 bills -- totaling nearly $20,000 -- that belonged to other residents of the Old Town community.
"They had no idea until I called," Cartrette said. "I figured if I didn't notify somebody about this, people wouldn't receive their new bill."
Craig Sheppard, the city's revenue collector, said technicians had fixed the glitch. The office will send new bills to each of the 287 residents -- including Cartrette.
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