http://www.northescambia.com/2009/02/town-wants-300000-from-prison-for-water-overages Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:53:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.northescambia.com/2009/02/town-wants-300000-from-prison-for-water-overages/comment-page-1#comment-6130 Just paying attention Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:45:13 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=6315#comment-6130 Please pay attention to the text of the article. The charge to FDOC is 120% of the cost to the Town of Century, not the retail or commercial rate. This is only 20% above what the Town pays and is considerably less than the retail rates. Given the expenses involved in maintaining the pipelines, metering equipment, training required for employees by the Department of Transportation (pipeline sefety regs.) and adding odorant to the gas, 20% for transportation is more than fair to the FDOC. It seams to me that the State is the entity that is trying to take advantage of the Town. Please pay attention to the text of the article. The charge to FDOC is 120% of the cost to the Town of Century, not the retail or commercial rate. This is only 20% above what the Town pays and is considerably less than the retail rates. Given the expenses involved in maintaining the pipelines, metering equipment, training required for employees by the Department of Transportation (pipeline sefety regs.) and adding odorant to the gas, 20% for transportation is more than fair to the FDOC. It seams to me that the State is the entity that is trying to take advantage of the Town.

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2009/02/town-wants-300000-from-prison-for-water-overages/comment-page-1#comment-5983 Jay Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:32:45 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=6315#comment-5983 Town of Century's cash cow is the Florida Department of Corrections. Century is going to milk the cow till it dies or they'll finally figure out that the cash cow is really a bull. I wouldn't fault FDOC if they refused to pay more than the actual going rate for services. FDOC paying a higher rate just so the town can profit is absurd. The current rate at which other commercial users of services by the town should already have a profit rate included, but not an additional 20%. I think I’m going to call Rep. Greg Evers and complain that the citizens of Florida are being milked by the town of Century. Town of Century’s cash cow is the Florida Department of Corrections. Century is going to milk the cow till it dies or they’ll finally figure out that the cash cow is really a bull. I wouldn’t fault FDOC if they refused to pay more than the actual going rate for services. FDOC paying a higher rate just so the town can profit is absurd. The current rate at which other commercial users of services by the town should already have a profit rate included, but not an additional 20%. I think I’m going to call Rep. Greg Evers and complain that the citizens of Florida are being milked by the town of Century.

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