Comments on: ECUA Taking Over Allied Waste Franchise; Curbside Recycling Coming In January

By: William

William — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:41:35 +0000

Comments on this article have been closed an moved to a new article here:.

http://www.northescambia.com/?p=4572

Please make your comments on this issue at the end of that article after reading more about the plan and comments from ECUA Board Member Larry Walker.

Moving all new comments to the end of that article will keep this discussion open and moving in fashion that is easier to follow.

William
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By: Larry Walker

Larry Walker — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:58:43 +0000

The ECUA board will consider approving the new program at its monthly meeting, at 3:00 p.m. on October 23 in the ECUA board room on Hamman Street in Ellyson Industrial Park. Ellyson Park is located at the east end of Copter Road, which runs east from E. Nine Mile Road and crosses N. Davis Highway, just south of where N. Davis Hwy merges with E. Nine Mile Rd. Once in Ellyson Park, take the second left.

By: Larry Walker

Larry Walker — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:53:04 +0000

At this time, I will make just two comments. First, the proposed ECUA service is identical, both north and south. The ECUA has no intention to provide a lower level of service in the North End than in the southern area.
Second, I admit to surprise at the overwhelming negativism of the responses on NorthEscambia.com. Having dealt with complaints about Allied for four years, I thought that getting rid of Allied would be a major accomplishment and would be viewed as the central feature of the announced plan. Wrong!
Finally, rest assured that I am following the comments posted on NE.com, but I also invite direct messaging to me of one’s opinions. My email is larry@larrywalker.com. I need to hear from District 5 residents about this matter, and I will appreciate hearing from you. Please let me know what you think of the proposed program. If you have any questions, ask them, and I will try to answer.

By: William

William — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:13:40 +0000

We do have a story with Larry Walker’s comments on this issue coming up on Wednesday or Thursday morning.

William
Admin

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:05:38 +0000

I sure wish Larry Walker, our ECUA representative for District 5, would respond to this discussion to alleviate our frustrations and dispell the rumors. The public meeting is this Thursday, October 23rd. More info at: http://ecua.org/news/meetings.asp

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:00:56 +0000

Sounds like a raw deal to me. Although I’m already used to one pick-up per week from Allied, and which day they decide to pick-up is always a crap shoot. Oh well thank god it’s not mandatory…..yet. We can always go back to the burn barrel and tick off the neighbors once or twice a week or dig a big hole… decisions decisions

By: upset

upset — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:55:47 +0000

I don’t care what you say about recycling. We still won’t make it for one pick up a week. We have six people in our household and two of them are babies in diapers. You can’t recycle that. I think recycling is great, but we still need two pick ups a week. I agree that we are being cheated. If they are going to cut down on pick up then cut the bill in half. I knew when I heard that ECUA was trying to take over our garbage pick up we were going to get screwed. Also let me say this, a lot of you have had a bad experience with Allied, but I haven’t had any trouble and have had their service for 4 yrs. This is just one more way to push unwanted service on the north end!

By: concerned

concerned — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:14:52 +0000

I think you can thank Larry Walker for this change.

By: Wake Up People

Wake Up People — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:55:04 +0000

(Cheryl) I live in the north end, so I know how bad Allied service is. If they have a truck break down in pensacola then you can forget about having your trash picked up in the north end. I can’t wait for ECUA to start service. I am really looking foward to the recycling program. If you need two cans for trash a week then pay the extra $5.00 a month. At least it will get picked up. That is more than you can say for Allied Waste. The price you pay for Allied Waste doesn’t even guantee twice a week pickup when they decide not to come.

If you do the math from what you are already paying, then it is only $3.36 more a month for the same service. Not to mention you get to recycle to.

By: bmb

bmb — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:37:05 +0000

Free choice—we voice what we want and we get what they dictate to us. Where is the freedom in that? I agree the Northend is the red-headed stepchild. The only time we matter is when they think they might loose and election and need the votes. What a shame, the twice a week pickup will be greatly missed. Whatever————-maybe the plan is for the people to get fed up with the once a week service and start dumping in the woods which would create a need for an environmental officer on the northend who could ride around on our tax dollar in a big four wheel drive truck to write tickets for the dumping generating funds to be allocated for more upgrades on stuff down south. See how nicely that all worked out?