Committee will discuss water deposits

A decision may be in sight on the question of whether the city will begin collecting water deposits from renters to protect landlords from getting stuck with unpaid water bills.

The Streets and Sidewalks Committee of the Havre City Council took up the issue of the deposit on Monday night. City Attorney Jim Kaze presented the committee members with a draft of what a city ordinance imposing a water deposit might look like.

Kaze told the committee that there are three possibilities for deposits. One would be a deposit required of new water users and those who have not had an account for more than...