Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer, today (Friday), advises it’s that time of the year where residents find door to door out-of-the-area sales / contractors knocking on their doors. Palmer says also, “This is a reminder that you should ALWAYS check with the better business bureau or similar agencies PRIOR to agreeing to or signing any contracts with these people.”

He adds, “Make sure the work is EXACTLY what you believe it will be. Every year residents have work done by these traveling persons / companies and don’t get the work, or quality of work that they think they will get. Once these people / companies have completed the work and are gone,” he says “it is almost impossible to recoup any losses for services performed or not performed. In the past false identifications / company names have been used.”

The Sheriff stresses once again, to “ask for references and check them out. Do not fall for pressure sales because they are usually too good to be true.”