Mass. woman's 1 cent debt paid

ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- A 74-year-old blind woman's 1 cent debt to a Massachusetts city has been settled.

People from across the country called Attleboro City Hall on Tuesday offering to pay the 1 cent balance owed by Eileen Wilbur for an overdue water and sewer bill.

Antonio Viveiros, a former city councilor who does not know Wilbur, wrote a check for one penny. He said he was "irked" the federal government can spend billions for bailouts, yet a senior citizen was threatened with a lien on her home over 1 cent.

Wilbur's daughter noticed the letter that warned of a lien and a $48 penalty if the bill was not paid by Dec. 10.

Mayor Kevin Dumas says the whole situation was blown out of proportion.