Evergy cuts power to Towne West Square over delinquent bill... again - KAKE
Evergy cuts power to Towne West Square over delinquent bill... again - KAKE
Evergy cuts power to Towne West Square over delinquent bill... again
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - For the second time this month, Evergy has disconnected power at Towne West Square in west Wichita due to the owner's unpaid bill.
"Kohan Retail Investment Group has again fallen delinquent on the electricity bill for Towne West Mall, and Evergy disconnected service at the mall," Evergy said in a statement Tuesday morning. "The larger stores at the mall have separate accounts that remain in good standing and are not subject to disconnection."
In June, the company paid the bill just in time to keep the lights from going off. In early September, Evergy cut the power for a few hours before Kohan made a payment. It happened again in November.
In November, the shutoff affected 58 tenants, and one tenant said that all tenants were informed they were no longer allowed to speak to KAKE News.
A former Towne West employee told KAKE News last year that from time to time, the company writes workers bad checks that end up bouncing.
Kohan owns malls all over the country, and with a quick search online, it's obvious it has a history of writing bad checks. One of its malls in Florida almost lost power in 2017 because of more than $400,000 worth of bad checks sent to the electric company.
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