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Goodyear residents can help their city save paper and cash by receiving their monthly utility bills via e-mail.

Last week, the city launched its electronic-billing project.

Goodyear officials said with e-billing, less paper is used and the city saves on mailing and paper-production costs.

To produce a paper statement, Goodyear pays about 48 cents. An electronic statement costs about 10 cents, said Connie Stepnitz, a customer service manager for Goodyear.

Residents can sign up at goodyear az.gov/ebill. Residents will be required to provide an e-mail and billing account number. The site will send an e-mail to the address provided to verify the sign-up process was successful. Residents can expect an electronic utility bill by the next month, Stepnitz said.

Payment options will not be affected by the e-billing program.

Residents still have the option of paying bills electronically, directly through their bank or in person at the Goodyear City Hall.

City officials do not have an estimate of how many residents have signed up for e-billing because the program is still too new.

Goodyear staff said the e-billing project has been in the works for nearly six months.

Cutting paper use was recommended by the Citizens Budget Committee in April. The group of residents worked for months to find revenue sources, identify priority services and suggest ways to save the city money.

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