Woman pays bill using coins

ERIE, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania township is asking residents to keep the change.

Officials in Millcreek Township, along with its water and sewer authorities, have adopted a policy limiting how much change they'll accept from residents paying sewer bills and other fees.

David Sterrett, executive director of the authorities, told the Erie Times-News that officials came up with the policy after a woman showed up last month with a shoe box full of nickels, dimes and quarters to pay a $200 sewer bill.

Sterrett said it took four employees an hour to count, sort and put the money in paper sleeves.

The new policy limits residents to using $10 in unrolled coins or $20 in rolled coins when paying bills.