Resident Lloyd Griffith made the only presentation during the delegations portion of the meeting on Monday. He approached Mayor Rod Perkins and councilors in regards to a conflict with his water usage bill during the time frame of February to April of 2016.

Griffith explained how he had presented his situation to the previous town council last year, and felt there was no solution found after his delegation on the matter. The bill from those three months stated he had used 56,000 gallons of water, 46,000 gallons above his average water usage; yet, he claims he has never used that amount of water nor was there any leaks in his home.

On his previous three billings, the meter recorded water usage of 7,400, 9,300, and 11,296 gallons. On average, his billings have recorded a usage of 12,400 gallons.

Council and administration had the meter tested by Measurements Canada which found no issues with the machine. Although, Griffith had learned the agency only tests the mechanics of the machine and not aspects such as the electronics, meter reader, and programming.

He directed council to a similar situation which occured with the City of Toronto in 2012 using the same meters. 16,000 had recorded unaccurate readings, and when no resolution was found, citizens contacted the Ontario Ombudsman to find a resolution in the matter. In the end, the City of Toronto settled and rescinded the bills to the average usage.

Overall, Griffith was requesting council to consider waiving the charges to his bill from the specific time frame, and remove the water meter from his home for six months to reveal whether the emissions from the meter had been affecting his health for the last couple years.

Council explained how they are not prepared to offer an opt-out option for residents in regards to their meters. Councilor Shaun Henry, a member of the previous council, mentioned how the town had Measurements Canada test multiple meters after complaints from residents of a similar situation. The majority of the results either indicated there was no problem with the meters or there was an outside reason for the bizarre reading.

After the delegation, Councilor Gary Becker requested a motion for council to vote on an immediate decision for Griffith's request of rescinding his water bill. The motion was put to a vote, and was ultimately defeated by council.

There is still no reasoning found behind Griffith's abnormal water bill usage from the February to April 2016 time frame.