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Government Incompetence in a Red State: When Columbus Shuts Off Your Water

That New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his embrace of Democratic Socialists would urge residents to set their air conditioners to 78 degrees wasn’t surprising. What was shocking, however, was that the city government of Columbus, in the red state of Ohio, would be causing utility issues for hundreds of customers.

Incompetent city government is something you can encounter anywhere you go. However, I never thought I’d experience it to such a level in Columbus, where they shut off our water during the hottest days in years.

It wasn’t just our family of seven, which includes young children and those with special needs. Hundreds of residents were affected. Why? To force compliance with new water meters. The move occurred during the recent heat wave, right before the holiday weekend.

According to a report published by ABC 6 on July 1, Columbus Water & Power had shut off more than 300 customers’ water service by that point since the heat wave started. Between June 29 and July 1, 194 customers had their water shut off. Heat indexes in Ohio those days exceeded 100 degrees.

Meanwhile, after turning off the water, Columbus had the audacity to still remind residents to stay hydrated.

Residents were supposedly contacted via mail and door hangers informing them that they needed to replace their water meter as part of the Enhanced Meter Project. Such notices were no doubt........

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