Public-focused virtual city hall to launch later this year, city says

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Installing the new digital water meters will allow city hall to read meters on demand, collect data immediately and input them into the utility billing system, the report said. The utility billing branch is using radio reads of accounts that have the new meters installed, while Neptune can monitor accounts for high consumption.