Comments on: Century Claims Immunity From Apartment Lawsuit Over Water, Sewer Fees

By: TripleTee

TripleTee — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 20:42:44 +0000

The town of Century should on TV as a reality show. Aka Clown show! Pay your damn bills and do something productive other than polluting the news with your failures.

By: john

john — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 11:29:40 +0000

The best thing that could happen to century is the state and other special interest groups stop proping it up…..let it collapse.

By: sam

sam — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 21:52:52 +0000

we were far better off as the town of south flomaton. would never work now, for one why would they ever want to annex this pitiful money pit?

By: mat

mat — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:57:50 +0000

Maybe the property developer should say he is immune to paying property taxes as well. Just because of a technicality.

By: Chelleepea

Chelleepea — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 17:19:05 +0000

I agree there should have been a commercial rate and they should have passed one back when the rates were discussed for these apartments instead of quoting the residential rate at the time.

But having said that…it is a public relations disaster for trying to recoup that money now. The town should have honored the first agreement and passed new rates for commercial property going forward.

By: chris

chris — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 17:17:33 +0000

I was driving 87 in a 65, I plead immunity and still got the ticket. Why does this theory not work?

By: Rocket Scientist

Rocket Scientist — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 15:58:43 +0000

1) Both fee schedules are wrong. There is one water tap and one wastewater tap. Albeit considerably larger than residential but still only one each. The fees are estimated for single-family residences. Perhaps there should be a commercial rate or upsize rate for both connections instead of using a single-family residence rate multiplying by 50.

2) If one is going to use the X50 method to determine the fees then the deposit should also reflect X50 as well, as indicated in the hand-written note. The new rates use X50 for the tap with a single deposit.

3) Either estimate using the X50 method is price gouging in my book. The Town should have a commercial rate and price the fees accordingly. The town didn’t put in 50 new water meters and cut in 50 new sewer taps.

By: SHAY

SHAY — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 15:45:16 +0000

Is it any wonder why they can’t attract new business to Century? Stiffing new businesses on money owed to them “on a technicality”. Here is a novel idea…how about pay people the money as promised? oh that’s right. They don’t have the money to pay their other bills

By: chris

chris — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 15:29:29 +0000

And prospective employers looking at fresh dirt read about Century’s track record and are shaking THEIR heads.

By: k

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 15:16:52 +0000

I think it’s hilarious that the Mayor thinks a service technicality is sufficient to dismiss.

and the requirement that they be served between 11 a.m. and noon…

if a process server comes to serve you, they have the authority of the issuing body.

in this case, if it’s the state of florida that is serving you with paperwork the state wins. the mayor fails to see that in the rankings of federal, state, local, city…

he’s *last*