Cumby considers replacing water meters

Citing problems with the current digital-only meters, Cumby Mayor Doug Simmerman proposed replacing those meters with new master meters that could be read manually, a project with a total price tag of $96,000, but no action was taken at the Jan. 12 council meeting. The digital-only meters are only readable by radio signal, and according to Simmerman, the newer meters would not only be readable…