Comments on: Century Continues To Find ‘Missing’ Natural Gas, Accounts Not Billed Due To Faulty Meters

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:05:49 +0000

I knew one lady who called several times to remind them that she heated her house with natural gas and kept getting a minimum/no-consumption bill even throughout the coldest winter months. She finally gave up since they didn’t seem to care.

By: Comment

Comment — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:35:18 +0000

Anne,

State Attn is on this and did form a grand jury and reported in March of last year, at the time they turned is a no true bill, as in nothing to prosecute them for.

They seem to be trying to turn it around, but yes if they keep on wasting taxpayer money, then they were warned there could be serious consequences.
That seemed to help them come together and stop the divide and conquer racial crap and attempt to get the job done.

I hope they continue to turn it around.

Yes neighbors, stealing from neighbors, how about stop that now.

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 17:38:10 +0000

Keep wondering, Isn’t SOME Part of all this Financial Fiasco accountable to LAW and Legal responsibility?
Guess real question is, Where are the Law Enforcers and Investigators in all this mess?
It seems the County and State would be invested due to Loss of TAX Monies.
All just rediculous.

Were this “One of US” we’d be shackled and hauled off to the jail.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:43:04 +0000

tg,

Do you know where the bodies are buried?

Century Loan Department is where they process the paper work for all the personal loans to the board members?

O Im sorry, there is no paper work on these loans…

By: Frank Hudson

Frank Hudson — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 02:58:51 +0000

I thought every utility had a minimum service charge?

If not maybe that’s the route Century should go, just saying…

By: Kane

Kane — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 22:53:28 +0000

This is what is wrong with our government today NO ACCOUNTABILITY instead the blame is shifted to the citizens. It’s not my job to make sure that I’m billed correctly it’s the government entities job. If I overpay on a utility bill is the government then responsible for that? Are they then thieves for not returning the money? Nope I would just be an Idiot that over payed.

How about some criminal charges for the supervisors and accountants whose job it was to make sure they were billing people properly? At the very least there should be a hot round of firing on such a gross and negligent job done. I’m not mad at the citizens some even tried to point out that they were not billed as attested to in the comments below.

No the blame rests firmly and solely on the Government in this town. There is a reason Century is the poorest town in Florida and lack of any government accountability is it. This is the town whose mayor was buying plane tickets with taxpayer money after all.

By: Town of Century customer

Town of Century customer — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 19:10:24 +0000

How many times did I have to ask the clerk when paying my gas bill to write a work order to have my meter checked because I knew the meter was not correct and I knew I owed more than I was being billed. I was told month after month that someone would would be out to repair it. When they did “fix” it I was charged the normal amount for what was showing I had presently used. The fix lasted a few months then the meter went down again. So here we go again requesting a work order for repair on a monthly basis. They finally got it fixed again. Wonder how long it will last. Also wonder how many other honest customers have waited months to get repairs. Are the gas department workers overloaded? I agree with Clay except it needs to be done in billing before the bill is ever sent out. Flag the account, write a work order to be completed by a certain date. They will flag the account for nonpayment! Turn your gas off! Charge reconnection fees! I’m glad someone is finally trying to help The Town of Century gain back revenue.

By: Julia Pearsall

Julia Pearsall — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:36:36 +0000

I personally give benefit of doubt to customers, especially due to problems with gas billing. I lived in Tampa and when I did not receive utility bills it took multiple calls and arguments on my part insisting on getting billed despite being told I didn’t owe anything. Actually there was a defective meter. Later I read about a woman having her utilities turned off because she “should have” known she owed money for a years worth of utilities. She had called the utility company and been told she didn’t owe any money.

By: jason ward

jason ward — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:32:55 +0000

A few more meters an they can come down on gas prices and still turn a profet

By: Well

Well — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:23:28 +0000

Stay on it Mr. Prather.