Comments on: Century Water System Plan Could Mean Significant Rate Increase

By: Doris

Doris — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 06:56:47 +0000

Why don’t you pay my water bill in Jay? 6856 gallons for $56.43!!!

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 03:22:07 +0000

25 a Month in Berrydale. East of jay 4 and 87 intersection. WHY? Early bad decisions and bad management. water recipients should show up for meetings and keep up with decisions made to keep simple water from being a real financial burden. Rural electricity is higher than gulf power also. A drive for a loaf of bread and milk in some places in north Al. or Fl. is over ten miles. adding to constant drives to the closest store in gasoline becoming a burden after many trips a week, the bottom line is that a city charging you a little more for services isn’t such a bad thing compared to other locations. You don’t have it as bad as you think or whine about it!

By: mike

mike — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 22:41:55 +0000

@mrmetoo:

cottage hill waterworks got them both beat at 30 bucks plus a month. more importantly though, i wonder how i can eat at all much less gamble anywhere with no job.

By: Dwn

Dwn — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:58:23 +0000

It would be interesting to know if financial analysts in the Department of Corrections noticed unusually low water/sewer rates at CCI compared to similar sized CI’s in Florida.

Also, local governments will sell their souls for large employers to build in their communities. Was their an agreement long ago between Century and the State of Florida that established water/sewer rates?

Sadly, residents gripped into generational poverty have apparently been carrying the financial burden disproportionately for the State of Florida. Representative Hill and Senator Broxson, or their successors, should bring this to the Florida Legislature in 2021 and pay the state’s fair share retroactively.

As for the Town Council and town bookkeeper, understanding the costs of operations is your job. Such inept governance, coupled with state underpayment for services received, is EXACTLY why people are calling for the local government to be dissolved.

By: Rex

Rex — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:35:09 +0000

Maybe if the good people of Century had paid more attention to how the city is managed, they wouldn’t be in this pickle. Asking for the State to rescue them instead of paying what it cost to fix the problem by paying higher rates sounds like a bailout. It’s your problem, and you fix it Century!

By: Mr. Metoo

Mr. Metoo — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 15:36:14 +0000

Suggest a rate increase for water and let the complaining begin. How on earth will we pay for this and still go to he Wind Creek casino or eat at Whataburger?

By: SW

SW — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:16:25 +0000

At a time when people have been out of work for one reason or another, the town needs to raise rates.
Folks are used to prices going up from time to time and most wouldn’t mind if the town didn’t mishandle every aspect of everything they touch.
Why is Century still a town? Why hasn’t the state stepped in and dismantled it? Why haven’t the town’s leaders been held accountable?

By: sam

sam — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:03:46 +0000

you had to know this was coming. poor management, misappropriated funds. no records kept. it all comes back to the people to foot the bill for incompetence. if the prison is our problem, bill them. if they use more of it and require more maintenance, they should pay. the money from the citizens will just give the crowd in city hall more money to disappear.

By: tg

tg — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:57:15 +0000

Could it possibly be they may start charging for natural gas.

By: retired

retired — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:48:01 +0000

NOW how many are getting free water like the free gas?