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Thomas Ouellette
When power was cut off days before the season's first snow and temperatures in the mid 30s. Bingham Square tenant Travis Kitt says his biggest concern is his two kids, four and eight years old.

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Travis Kitt
If I can't get the power on, I'm going to just have to like, bundle up and cover up the windows and stuff. But I'm afraid, like because of this, I'm afraid that my kids might get taken away from me.

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Thomas Ouellette
David Eicks Anderson's Board of Public Works chairman. He says the power shut off was done within guidelines set out by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. Though, say that once a tenant is two and a half months behind on payment power can be shut off. Individuals staying at Bingham Square have had access to electricity for more than a year, without a way to pay their bill for the service in the building owner's name.

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Thomas Ouellette
That's after the owner nailed shut, the management office, turned off phone lines, and an online rental payment portal stopped working. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is suing the owner in state court for abandoning the tenants. When reached out to for comment, the agency stated, quote, the guidelines determine when a utility may disconnect a customer. It does not require an electric utility to disconnect a customer.

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Thomas Ouellette
I refuse to answer any further questions concerning why the city chose to cut power so close to winter. Two units at Bingham still have electricity after the tenants had utilities rebuild in their names. The attorney General's office declined to comment on the current situation in Anderson, Thomas Ouellette IPR news.