Gainesville Regional Utility workers may have a problem when trying to read the meters at your home and it's serious enough to get the attention of the people who run the utility.
GRU has a simple request for furry friends and their owners that will make their job a little bit easier while working.  Customers can inquire what options to take with their pets when their not home and the meter will be read by calling customer service or simply looking at the date on their bill.
     In the past week, three of GRU's workers have been bitten by dogs, Brenda Clayton was one of them.  She still has the scars to prove it.  Training Officer Gene Resmondo says," This is for the safety of our customers and our meter readers".  
     If meter readers don't feel safe, they don't have to enter the property.  But the property owner will then receive an estimated bill.