Comments on: Rate Increase Planned For ECUA Water, Sewer Customers; No Garbage Hike

By: don

don — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 17:22:37 +0000

I wonder where this increase is going —

Let somebody else support the Recycle Center,

Why do they have to spear head the Industrial Complex next to the Sewage Plant,
They own 90% of the land on Becks lake Rd,

If they got out of the Real Estate Business and concentrated on Garbage, Sewer & Water they might not need an INCREASE,

SELL IT and put the money back into what most people think you do ——–

GARBAGE, SEWER and WATER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Denbroc

Denbroc — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 09:48:53 +0000

BusinessSense,
What many people, including myself, question is are we getting the most for our money. If you’ve attended any board meetings you’d know how many times the competitive bid process has been set aside and contracts just awarded. The Board was just investigated by a grand jury after they announced they were suing their own attorneys for malpractice. Those very same attorneys are STILL employed by the Board. The grand jury report was sealed so no one knows what may have been found. Sure it costs money to operate a huge concern such as ECUA but again: are we getting the best value?

By: gmp

gmp — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 05:10:56 +0000

I’ve had one pay raise in over 10 years but they get one every year, if I have to live within my means so should they.

By: BusinessSense

BusinessSense — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 04:55:04 +0000

Why do individuals not understand that just like anything else, the cost is passed to the consumer. It costs money to employee knowledgeable people to provide you with safe and sanitary water as well as keeping sewer out of your yard. I do not feel that the rate hike is abnormal or excessive. Do you realize how many miles of water and sewer lines must be maintained and the cost to provide the manpower to do so? Also, the area is growing steadily. People are oblivious.

By: MR REALITY

MR REALITY — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 04:01:35 +0000

The ecua should be lowering rates with the 12 million we invested in the recylcle center….WHERE IS Our money!!!!! They just passed a cap imp FEE and snuck it into the bill…NOW A RATE INCREASE? Trash has gone up…Not by much but it went up…

By: c

Fri, 24 Aug 2018 01:42:36 +0000

First thing your representative will tell you is a sob story about how broken down the whole system is and these fees will be in place pretty much forever. Our bill is about %20 fees. It’s absolutely insane but they have us by the cajones nothing else to do but blow up the comments section of northescambia.com

By: Gloria Horning

Gloria Horning — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 21:55:59 +0000

The board makes $42,900 a year, plus full benefits plus $200 in gas money to come to the meetings.
They met twice a month and do not serve on any other ECUA “committees.” Pensacola city council only make 25,000 and are required to sit on several committees.
State reps: $29,697/year.
Term limits!!!

By: J.Larry Seale

J.Larry Seale — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 19:08:33 +0000

let see, we got a 2.7 percent raised with
our SS. Since Jan price of gas has jump
22.8 percent……grocery at wal mart increase
daily………
Now that 4 percent increase in a basic needs go up…..
water is a basic need that man kind needs more
than gas…….yet people need water not gas……..
It will become soon that to survive we need water
over gas and food…………..
Its just not fair for people living on a fix income or
large family…..

JLSeale

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 18:35:30 +0000

For those of you who are glad they didn’t pass a garbage increase, don’t be fooled. At 1:12::00 into the meeting, while discussing how much they should raise the garbage rate, District 3 representative passout and fell to the floor. D5 wanted 6% plus a $1.50 capital improvement fee. LOOK AT YOU BILL FOLKS! They have added $10 in fees to your bill not including the rate increases. District 5 leads the charge for increases, please vote them out.

By: Denbroc

Denbroc — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 17:24:52 +0000

Jim,
I watched the video and they said someone on the Citizen Advisory Committee put forth a 25% increase. I guess we are supposed to be grateful for just a 4% Increase. I agree with you that they all need to be voted OUT.