Aldermen work out details of increasing utility deposits
June 3, 2009
Tim Pratt
STARKVILLE — Newcomers to Starkville could soon have to pay a bit more when setting up electric and other utilities in their homes.
The Starkville Electric Department and the city’s Board of Aldermen are working on a proposal which would increase the deposit new customers must pay when setting up their accounts.
As it stands, new home owners have to pay a $65 deposit to Starkville Electric, with $30 going toward electricity and $35 toward water. New renters, on the other hand, have to pay a $165 deposit, with $130 going toward electric and $35 toward water.
The new proposal, which is still in the planning stages, would not differentiate between new renters and homeowners.
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I’d love to find out what deposits are in comparable, or at least nearby, communities. Doesn’t anyone else think it’s ridiculous for someone with excellent credit and a history of paying utility bills on-time and in-full be required to pay a $150 deposit?
Entergy Mississippi lists their standard residential deposit at $200. That’s just for electric service not water and sewer. Entergy serves a large portion of the state.
http://www.entergy-mississippi.com/your_home/deposit.aspx
Excellent, thanks Jim.