Property owners will not be responsible for utility bills

Superior landlords have one less thing to worry about this week following action taken Monday evening by members of The Superior City Council.

A proposal made earlier to make the landlords responsible for their tenants utility bills was meant strong opposition.

Monday evening members of the council reversed direction and unanimously approved changing the way the city utility department does business.

Andrew Brittenham, the utility department manager, said he had patterned the changes after policies now followed by several larger Nebraska communities and the South Central Public Power District....