Comments on: ECUA Rate Increases, Pay Hikes On Tap For Vote

By: Dishearted

Dishearted — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:17:42 +0000

I was at the meeting, many people spoke against the rate hike.but the only thing they dropped was the raises, but kept most everything else.ECUA board must of had ear plugs in because they didnt hear one thing that was said.we sould be able to VOTE for anyone that runs for office in Escambia County, because they effect us the tax payer.as for me and many others Dr.Larry Walker is going to be history. the only people to vote against incerase was Benson,Perkins(election time) Walker,McCorvey,Campbell, votes for increases. (they need to go too)..

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:05:10 +0000

REGARDING:
“Minimum wage is the government telling private business how much they have to pay an employee. It gives no preference to good or bad employees. If the minimum wage increases, it naturally follows that the cost of goods and services increase…a vicious cycle, if you will.”

It doesn’t apply in this instance since the raises were simply because they are doing such a wonderful job, not because minimum wage has gone up.

Of course, people can fire bad employees or not hire them in the first place. Unemployment is tied to lack of usable skills which are tied to unemployment which is tied to the fact that you might hire a newby for $5 per hour figuring they will eventually be worth it but might not hire one for $8 per hour figuring they will never be worth that.

Instead of employees, people find other ways to do the jobs.
They farm them out to other countries.
They buy machines who do what people used to do.
They let the jobs go undone.
They do the jobs on the sly with undocumented workers. (undocumented
could be illegal aliens or simply people working off the books)

Congress justifies minimum wage on what a person with a family needs to live. Most early jobs are taken by single kids still in school or just out of school just learning to work, still supported by their parents until they can move out on their own.

So, yes, Congress has intentionally caused unemployment and prices to increase with minimum wage–not because it is good for the country (CNTRY) or the individual, but because it gets them votes and THAT is all that matters to them.

David for proper priorities

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:36:59 +0000

oh, or CNTRY could be country

Since computers don’t care, there’s no real reason to abbreviate what they are trying to say.

David for getting all the good out of computers and printers

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:35:37 +0000

REGARDING:
“which includes …….$.99 for FEE DUE TO CNTY ORD. What is this Larry? I don’t live anywhere near Century..”

That’s the problem with abbreviations, people sometimes misunderstand them.

CNTY-county
CNTRY-Century

David for free garbage pickup

By: do what

do what — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:37:12 +0000

BEFORE ECUA TOOK OVER THE TRASH WAS PICKED UP TWICE A WEEK IF THE RATES GO UP THEY CAN DO PICK UP TWICE A WEEK THIS ONCE A WEEK PICK UP IS VERY UNHEATHLY IT DRAWS THE MAGGOTS AND FLIES BAD NOT HEALTHY AT ALL

By: Rigo

Rigo — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 03:17:53 +0000

I wouldn’t mind the increase in rate if they didn’t drop pick ups to one day a week. If they increase it and have two pick ups a week.

But to cut down to one pick up a week, and increase rates is not right. And with no competition you’re forced to pay what these greedy vampires charge.

By: North-end drop out

North-end drop out — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:30:54 +0000

People we need to remember Larry Walker when the election comes around and vote him out – he put one good company out of business up here and now voted for a rate increase for our garbage collection, along the the cut in pick-up……..remember his name and vote NO on Larry Walker – I know I am…..

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:29:04 +0000

It shouldn’t take much $ for a pay raise for “employees”…IF they are paying actual PEOPLE to do these jobs. That is a LOT of the problem..they have too many trucks with ARMS that do the work for the people…I would much rather pay for someone on work release to actually ride on the truck, get off, empty the can than to pay for a “high tech” truck to do the work because people are too LAZY to work, and all they want is a pay check!

By: Dishearted

Dishearted — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:57:18 +0000

Per ECUA, if the County is a contractor,how can ECUA do what it wants. we the people need to get our County back,before too much damage is done (.P.S. I will be at the meeting tomorrow @3:pm)

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:30:20 +0000

Larry Walker worked very hard to get rid of Allied Waste Services, and he did.

Allied Waste Services charged $65.15 for three months service which was for two pickups each week. That breaks down to $21.72 per month for two pickups per week. One pickup per week would have cost $10.86.
You can add in the cost of one stamp and one check every three months.

Now: ECUA charges $18.98 every month for one pickup per week which includes …….$.99 for FEE DUE TO CNTY ORD. What is this Larry? I don’t live anywhere near Century..
You also have to consider the additional cost of two more checks and stamps every three months.
This is $8.12 more per pickup than Allied charged.

Recycling is subsidized by the county and does not pay for itself as done by ECUA as opposed to a private company actually making a profit from the same service. Why does the ECUA not want to publish how much this subsidy is?

How many things can you list that Government does more efficiently than private industry?