Comments on: Salzman Withdraws ECUA Term Limit Bill, Instead Looking At Wider Utility Reform

By: Waiting for Change

Waiting for Change — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:56:55 +0000

You might be able to get a bill for a single local issue through the legislative process because it only impacts one entity, ECUA. Start adding in for the whole state and all of those special districts it’ll be dead on arrival, and there’s no chance that a comprehensive bill will ever make it out of committee. Tell everyone you read it here first.

By: J.Larry Seale

J.Larry Seale — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 20:28:47 +0000

people who voted for her should feel
betrayed, she made a promise for change.
And look what they got………..

By: BRING IT ON

BRING IT ON — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 18:13:40 +0000

That’s pot calling the kettle black. There should be term limits in ALL elected positions. She should keep her nose in her own backyard. Won’t get my vote.

By: Employee

Employee — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:55:37 +0000

As an employee of the ECUA I can tell you that term limits are needed. I believe they come in with good intentions, but the longer they are in office, the more compromised they become and term limits would keep that from happening.

By: SueB

SueB — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 14:29:34 +0000

@C.L. Lewis – your statement “The ECUA problem is easy to solve. It needs to be dissolved and its functions assumed by Escambia County its local governing authority.” Half is correct, but giving more power to Escambia County Commissioners especially District 5!” It’s more money out the door and nothing to help citizens.However, abolish ECUA or set term limits.

By: HARRY G GRELLIA SR

HARRY G GRELLIA SR — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 04:13:49 +0000

These lmpact FEES R GETTING OUT OF HAND
WE R BEING SHAFTED
THESE MAJOR DEVELOPERS NEED THESE IMPACT FEES PUT ON THIER PLATES

By: Willis

Willis — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 00:46:43 +0000

Sounds like she’s been indoctrinated into the club…..

By: Bigblock345

Bigblock345 — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 00:46:01 +0000

Nope! ECUA can’t keep their own crap straight. They need to stay the hell away from MY septic system. It works just fine as it is.

By: CJ Lewis

CJ Lewis — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 23:28:07 +0000

The ECUA problem is easy to solve. It needs to be dissolved and its functions assumed by Escambia County its local governing authority. The reduced expense of operating ECUA independent of the county government, with all of the duplication that requires, can then be passed on to sanitation, water and sewage ratepayers. The bigger issue is “special districts” in Florida of which ECUA is only one of nearly 1,800. Escambia County has 13. Santa Rosa County has 14. Each is a drain on taxpayers. The most important think the Florida Legislature could do right away is amend Chapter 189 Uniform Special District Accountability Act, Florida Statutes, to allow each local-general purpose governmental entity (county, city, town, village) to abolish “all” special districts in its geographical area “without” having to get the permission of the Florida Legislature. Local governments have the power to abolish some special districts on their own but if a dependent or independent special district was created by the Florida Legislature (at the request of the local government) the Florida Legislature has to take the action to dissolve it. A few simple changes in state law would give local governments the power to dissolve any of their special districts without needing to have the Florida Legislature do it. If that change were made, the Pensacola City Council would likely dissolve the Downtown Improvement Board that accomplished its legislature purpose about 15 years ago. Escambia County would abolish ECUA as it has several times discussed wanting to do. ECUA’s sanitation, water and sewage functions would then be performed by the county with the reduced cost passed along to county ratepayers.

By: Charles Crumpton

Charles Crumpton — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 23:03:04 +0000

The Ecua board needs to be disbanded and hire one person who has a degree and experience in public utilities. I’ve never lived anywhere that had a screwed up system like this. They treat customers like their running a Moffia organization.