The Fall River Public School district has several invoices for bills that are being paid late, said School Committeeman Collin Dias at the Sept. 8 school board meeting. 

 

School Committee member Kevin Aguiar told the board that the district had racked up close to $13,000 in late fees associated with unpaid National Grid bills this year alone. “I don’t know how this is even possible,” said Aguiar, adding that he had asked for clarification in the form of supporting documentation from the administration, but “to date, still have not received a response.”

 

Dias said he counted 12 overdue bills in his batch that awaited his authorization, including an $800 late fee associated with a $229,000 contract for a technical integrated system for Special Education classes, brokered by Deborah Harris.

 

The National Grid late fees for schools and other district buildings this year alone, according to six pages of line-by-line charges shared with The Herald News, total to $13,839.19.

 

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