Comments on: Century Businessman Wants Money Refunded For Sewer Service He Does Not Have

By: BGA

BGA — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:27:30 +0000

i say help the man out…. town of century helped out the Mathis trailer park to get hooked up FREE look at the prombles it cost …. more Law out on the street in century…… this tire shop is not causing any prombles………….. the town of century gave the rich folks free service so help this man out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!whats the differnets dont wanna help a poor man BUT give to the RICH thats sad

By: Just wondering

Just wondering — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:17:01 +0000

I’m curious about something: do any of the naysayers here pay for other services that they do not receive? Do you pay for a car wash if your car isn’t washed? Do you pay for garbage service if you don’t have pick-up? Do you pay a water bill if you have a well? I know that I don’t and I won’t.

I’m really not even sure that the town ordinance is legal.

By: concerned

concerned — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:27:20 +0000

If they require poeple to pay for sewer service just because they have water service, then they should pay to connect these people to the system. Also it is amazing that people read this and just assume that since he doesn’t have city sewage, that he relieves himself on the ground or in an outhouse. Come on have you ever heard of a septic system? Century either needs to refund all of the citizens money, or pay the cost to tie them into the system. This is just legal extortion.

By: bwayne

bwayne — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:04:16 +0000

You think it’s bad now? See what happens if the consolidation issue passes. You will have City Codes enforced on top of County Codes, and you will not have a choice but to abide by their rules.

By: noh8rs

noh8rs — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:25:16 +0000

Who said he doesn’t have a toilet? What do you mean where does his waste water go? Where does your waste water go when you put out poison on your lawn for bugs, then it rains?
You can have a septic tank, and need water but not sewer. So why should anyone have to pay for something they don’t have or use. The whole scheme is to get money they are not due.

With ECUA if you are not hooked to the sewer system, because you have a septic tank, you do not have to pay for sewer. But, because sewer is available, if your septic tank goes bad, you are not allowed to have it fixed, it must be destroyed, (drained and filled in by a septic company) and you must then pay the outrageous fees to hook in to the sewer system. It is offered at a much lower cost when the sewer is put into the streets, but if you opt out, and in the future your septic goes bad, that is when you put out some money to hook into the sewer.

This story doesn’t say if he has a septic tank, which I am sure he does.

This is the same as “Leola Robinson “.

Give him back his money.

Or will the town do the same thing and hire an attorney and pay all those fees to find out they can’t bill him for something he doesn’t have? I bet this attorney loves the town council, he makes lots of money off their dumb decisions.

By: concerned 2

concerned 2 — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:21:41 +0000

the story does not say he’s using an outhouse out back. you would think that hes got a septic tank. The town has a law. he needs to follow it. if I don’t call the fire department, i still have to pay a fire tax.

By: concerned citizen

concerned citizen — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:20:03 +0000

Mr. Bethea
There are many supporting you. This kind of monopolistic behavior is illegal in any other context. Keep on fighting. Another suggestion would be to drill your own well and cut the town out of the game altogether.

By: Trish

Trish — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:04:46 +0000

Terri,

I completely agree. What is it about laws/policy that people don’t understand. When there is a law you have to abide by it. When you pay your electric bill but don’t want to pay the franchise fee, fuel charge, or energy charge does that mean that you don’t have too? NO, you pay all of the bill because that is the way the system is set up. You decide you only want to pay a portion because you believe you don’t owe it and Gulf Power will cut you off.

And yes, what are they doing for a bathroom. Are they saying that when an employee has the call of nature he closed down shop and runs home for a few minutes! Talk about filth.

This is 2009 not 1909, stop trying to beat the system.

By: Terri Sanders

Terri Sanders — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:50:50 +0000

I sure thought it was a state law that a public business was required to have a toilet for it’s customers. If he can’t afford the basic things needed to operate a business then he needs to get out of business. If he does not like the town ordinaces then he needs to go to another town.The council needs to enforce it’s ordinaces.That is one reason we are FINALLY getting our town cleaned up is because this council and mayor got tough and refused to buckle down to good ole boy politics.. Hang in there council!

By: Darryl

Darryl — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:16:22 +0000

Has anyone thought to ask what he is doing with his waste water? A tire company could have some nasty water and what is he doing with it? The other question to Century would be does the fee include storm water fee?

If it is a septic system, this is a system, that over time towns and cities need to get rid of for they will leak due to no maintenance or just deterioration. Large treatment plants are not perfect either, and hopefully the studies and experimentation with natural water purification systems will allow the demise of septic system and maybe even the larger treatment plants.