Water bills in Barnegat Light this year will not be based on the newly installed digital metering after all. Fixed rates for 2022 were set instead while borough officials review more months of usage data on what the new metered rates should be for next year.

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“We are not going to be billing based on meters this year. It was my desire and the desire of the council that we take a year and look at the actual usage before we determine what the proper rate is,” said Councilwoman Mary Ellen Foley, who…