“payed”?.....................
I noticed that, also “could perhaps”. Small-town journalism at its finest. You have to like a front-page story above the fold about cribbage at the senior center. These are the important things.
“The co-op staff initially told her not to worry about the bill, Markham said, but after some back and forth the couple ended up paying $60 for access to the electricity. That sum also covered the electricity used by the musician who plugged into the outlet for the dinosaur festival’s Saturday-night street dance.”