Comments on: ECUA Approves Garbage, Water, Sewer Rate Hikes

By: William Snider

William Snider — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 00:26:59 +0000

Too bad that Seniors and those on fixed incomes don’t get a raise too. All these little increases are a big burden to people who have to cut back on food or medication to make up the difference.

By: Trent

Trent — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 02:27:55 +0000

Well i must say employees love to come to your house at all times of night because your pipes broke…. Or there is a choke in your sewer line and you cap is flowing into your tub…… Ecua employees do more for you than you think… Firefighters couldn’t put you house out if not for hard working me or women that keep the water system up to par….

By: Mike Hall

Mike Hall — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 02:25:40 +0000

They figured out how to get a few more bucks from everybody.

Maybe now they can figure out how to keep the poop in the pipes.
I know pretty unlikely but we can only hope.

By: My two cents..

My two cents.. — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:38:52 +0000

Please check your facts before making remarks. Most don’t realize the whole story. There is much more to the story than what is in the articles that you read. Just because someone is a recipient of paid retirement, doesn’t mean they are getting rich by any stretch of the imagination. Almost 30 years ago, my spouse went to work for ECUA. The pay was low, but the benefits were good, paid retirement being part of that; an offset for the lower than average wages. Now, almost 30 years later, the pay is still lower than average for a near 30 year employee. The benefits aren’t as good as they once were, and the retirement benefits have been cut drastically. Until now, my spouse had not received any sort of pay increase in 5 years. Evaluations were above average, but no raises were being given. Prior to that, the only raises received were cost of living increases averaging $.35 per hour, which equates to $14.00 per week. Something is better than nothing, but, an additional $14.00 a week doesn’t go very far this day and time. Bottom line is, unless you work for ECUA, you have no idea how much or how little these employees are making or how much or how little their retirement is. Take a look at their job postings sometime and see what kind of wages their hourly emplyees are making. If you think that ECUA employees are going to be on easy street once they retire, you are sadly mistaken.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:54:14 +0000

Yes I’d pay extra for the firemen and police, because they need good working equipment TOO SAVE LIVES!!! Plus the fact the the firemen are volunteers and DO NOT get payed !!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:44:35 +0000

Of course they are going to approve a raise hike. Who turns down more money. But I can’t see customers getting a better service or deal for the extra money.

By: aaron

aaron — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:03:30 +0000

Come on people

We have no problem with a higher fire tax to support shiny new fire trucks.

Gulf power has constat increases, their not GOVERMENT?

By: NotAgain

NotAgain — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:34:27 +0000

@ psu1earl:

.05 X 365 = $18.25

Your retirement will consist of a few cheeseburgers at Whataburger.

By: lol

lol — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:34:42 +0000

Remember that purdy new truck they get to drive every time you write your
check folks, Just another case where the government will always get theirs
and that goes for the people who work for them.

By: jeeperman

jeeperman — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:34:14 +0000

I did not know that “capital improvements and infrastructure maintenance.”
Included such things as the bells and whistles, shiney and pretty options for the garbage trucks.
Great way to show your customer finacial responsibility with optional aluminum wheels, optional aluminum fuel tanks, chrome grill, chrome bumper, chrome tool boxes, chromed air tanks, etc. etc.