Comments on: Bill To Map, Track And Require Septic Tank Inspections Passes First House Committee

By: Tax

Tax — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 14:00:12 +0000

If FL politicians are like AL politicians on the gas tax, calling them is a waste of time..
If they going to pass it they won’t return your calls…VOTE THEM OUT if this passes…
That is if anyone runs against them….more flem flam politicians trying to regulate us
Out Of existence.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 20:27:45 +0000

The vast majority of homeowners would pass these unecessary inspections. Stay off our backs and out of our pockets. This is another hidden tax. If there is a complaint by a neighbor of smells ect then the county should be able to send an investigator over. If my toilets are backing up I will get it fixed. I don’t need govt to tell me to do so.

By: EMD

EMD — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 17:22:43 +0000

To sum it up…………………….. Government………..Get off our backs. Leave us alone. People can barely make ends meet now, thanks to your constant intrusion into our lives ! ! !

By: Niknak50

Niknak50 — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 14:07:24 +0000

Folks, you BETTER be contacting your congress people and shut this down now! You can contact Rep. Mike Hill at Mike.hill@myfloridahouse.gov

By: gene

gene — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:36:51 +0000

the only way we stop this is everyone call the Governors office tell them your against it. ask him to veto it if it makes it to his desk

By: Lamar

Lamar — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 03:05:04 +0000

Joe Gruters likes power. But abusing those that vote for your party will eventually remove your power. If the Republican party loses the vote of the rural voters, elections will be lost by Republicans.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 00:22:44 +0000

Joe Gruters is an American politician and businessman. He is Chairman of the Florida Republican Party, Sponser of this Bill that empties the wallets of Rural Floridians and those less fortunate folks that don’t have sewer available. The pumping and inspection are just some of the cost. You will also have to fund the Sewage Police and the “Certified Inspectors”. I almost forgot the Administrative cost to implement and maintain to program.

By: erica

erica — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 23:40:52 +0000

Great now my anxiety starts! This is just another way for them to make money and meddle on peoples property! Not to mention the cost to us as septic tank owners. They resent us not being on public sewer and water and want to make it too expensive to maintain them the force us to join them. Ridiculous and I for one will fight it because I don’t have money to throw away and its stupid!

By: M in Bratt

M in Bratt — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 18:25:54 +0000

Nobody has mentioned the fact that our representative Mr. Hill sits on this committee that voted unanimously to send this legislation forward. Sounds like he wants to represent somebody other than his rural constituents. Everybody needs to contact him and express your approval of this bill.

By: Ken Odom

Ken Odom — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:41:38 +0000

This was almost passed a few years back and it failed. Do your research and go to the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) for their Technical Review and Advisory Panel (TRAP) recommendations. The minutes of the meetings will show they were not in favor of the mandatory inspections.
If FDOH was doing their job there should be detailed records of all permitted systems since at least 1983 if not before. These inspections may benefit older system issues, but will be of little benefit to systems post 1983. I am a Florida registered septic contractor that stood to make money off these inspections and being a TRAP member
I had a vote on this issue and voted NO!
When asked why…well I wouldn’t impose anything on someone else that I wouldn’t impose on myself. The only way to combat it is to show up in force against it as done a few years ago.