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Possible water leak stumps council

There may or may not be a leak in the water pipe underneath a home located on S. 5th Street, but finding out for sure would be a conundrum.

Cheryl Bullock visited the council last week on behalf of her ex-husband, Kerry Littke, who owns the property but does not live there.

Littke has been asking for the water to be shut off for two years now, she said, but is told it cannot be done.

He does not, however, want to continue receiving bills for water that he has not been using.

“Evidently, there’s a water leak there,” said Bullock, telling the council that Littke has attempted to settle the bill...