Comments on: ECUA Approves 9.5% Sanitation Rate Increase With ‘Free’ Second Can, 5% Hike For Water And Sewer http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-approves-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:25:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: W. Ward http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-approves-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522932 W. Ward Thu, 24 Aug 2023 14:06:20 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522651#comment-522932 Lot of good commits on here, a lot of people are thinking. First of all never trust a politician. Most would rather climb a 100' tall tree stand on the top & tell a lie than stand flat footed on the ground & tell the truth. The recycling problem is found in who is doing the recycling. Almost all plastics are recyclable & there are new & innovative ways to recycle but it requires human sorting, machines can't do it all. Someone must get their hands dirty. Not repairing vehicles properly or only just enough to get by is inexcusable. It's a public safety violation. Why was a 9.5% increase put on the table when a 3.5% was recommended? It all boils down to leadership. I know some of the people employed & they are quite competent at their job. Once again its a sign leadership failing. The stupidity is not on the public, the the entire board needs replacing. Lot of good commits on here, a lot of people are thinking. First of all never trust a politician. Most would rather climb a 100′ tall tree stand on the top & tell a lie than stand flat footed on the ground & tell the truth. The recycling problem is found in who is doing the recycling. Almost all plastics are recyclable & there are new & innovative ways to recycle but it requires human sorting, machines can’t do it all. Someone must get their hands dirty. Not repairing vehicles properly or only just enough to get by is inexcusable. It’s a public safety violation. Why was a 9.5% increase put on the table when a 3.5% was recommended? It all boils down to leadership. I know some of the people employed & they are quite competent at their job. Once again its a sign leadership failing. The stupidity is not on the public, the the entire board needs replacing.

]]> By: ECUA customer http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-approves-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522885 ECUA customer Thu, 24 Aug 2023 03:04:48 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522651#comment-522885 @ Give me a break: Actually, yes, maggots can form within 24 hours. @ Give me a break:

Actually, yes, maggots can form within 24 hours.

]]> By: straightshooter http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-approves-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522880 straightshooter Thu, 24 Aug 2023 02:07:38 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522651#comment-522880 Look back at Keven Stevens campaign interviews in 2020 to see what promises he made. Didn't happen. He scammed us, I voted for him, won't happen again in 2024. Look back at Keven Stevens campaign interviews in 2020 to see what promises he made. Didn’t happen. He scammed us, I voted for him, won’t happen again in 2024.

]]> By: Give me a break http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-approves-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522875 Give me a break Thu, 24 Aug 2023 01:43:00 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522651#comment-522875 @whatsnext You could practice basic sanitation on your can Maggots don't sprout overnight. @whatsnext

You could practice basic sanitation on your can
Maggots don’t sprout overnight.

]]> By: Give me a break http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-approves-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522791 Give me a break Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:10:26 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522651#comment-522791 Newsflash: I look around myself every day and I realize that the average customer is indeed just that stupid. Newsflash: I look around myself every day and I realize that the average customer is indeed just that stupid.

]]> By: Common Sense http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-approves-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522790 Common Sense Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:10:09 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522651#comment-522790 It appears that several people know how to run a business in here. Let's start with payroll ECUA has to compete for drivers in a market that is paying drivers $22 to $30 an hour. ECUA starts at under $20 an Hour. The cost of the Equipment has doubled something that the board can do nothing about. The cost for dumping the trash has gone up per ton. The contamination of recycling shows that something has to be done. But what charge to recycle or tell customers you have 1 can you pay for and get the free recycling can or now since you chose not to recycle correctly and we know this you can now get a free trash can instead of contaminating the recycling with trash. But our rates are going up either way for the reasons listed above. If you wish to have just 1 can for both we can do that also. That's is what I am getting out of this. Just look what it cost to eat out or buy groceries. It appears that several people know how to run a business in here. Let’s start with payroll ECUA has to compete for drivers in a market that is paying drivers $22 to $30 an hour. ECUA starts at under $20 an Hour. The cost of the Equipment has doubled something that the board can do nothing about. The cost for dumping the trash has gone up per ton. The contamination of recycling shows that something has to be done. But what charge to recycle or tell customers you have 1 can you pay for and get the free recycling can or now since you chose not to recycle correctly and we know this you can now get a free trash can instead of contaminating the recycling with trash. But our rates are going up either way for the reasons listed above. If you wish to have just 1 can for both we can do that also. That’s is what I am getting out of this. Just look what it cost to eat out or buy groceries.

]]> By: Whatsnext http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-approves-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522783 Whatsnext Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:35:05 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522651#comment-522783 It was better with 2 day pick up. Now 1 day a week, you still have to put the same weekly garbage in 1 can and in summer it's so hot, long before pick up day maggots are crawling in & out of can. Disgusting! Also, immediately bring on the 2nd trash can and get this recycle can. See c It was better with 2 day pick up. Now 1 day a week, you still have to put the same weekly garbage in 1 can and in summer it’s so hot, long before pick up day maggots are crawling in & out of can. Disgusting! Also, immediately bring on the 2nd trash can and get this recycle can. See c

]]> By: Christopher Lampe http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-approves-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522781 Christopher Lampe Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:17:36 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522651#comment-522781 We need competition for Gods sake!!! I moved here two years ago and have watched the rates increase both years. This is insane! When Government needs more money they print it or raise taxes and we are all living with the hidden tax called inflation due to the governments inability to reign in spending! Now our utilities are doing the same thing!! Why oh why do we not have competition among utility companies so that these bloated fat cat companies can learn to operate within a budget! I also see in here that drivers are suffering even though the rates are increasing! Again competition within the marketplace will fix this problem as well! I appreciate everyone that works everyday to keep our street’s and neighborhoods clean, but have nothing but disdain for elected officials and governmental habits that take more money out of my kids mouths so they can live the good life!! COMPETITION NOW!!!! We need competition for Gods sake!!! I moved here two years ago and have watched the rates increase both years. This is insane! When Government needs more money they print it or raise taxes and we are all living with the hidden tax called inflation due to the governments inability to reign in spending! Now our utilities are doing the same thing!! Why oh why do we not have competition among utility companies so that these bloated fat cat companies can learn to operate within a budget! I also see in here that drivers are suffering even though the rates are increasing! Again competition within the marketplace will fix this problem as well! I appreciate everyone that works everyday to keep our street’s and neighborhoods clean, but have nothing but disdain for elected officials and governmental habits that take more money out of my kids mouths so they can live the good life!! COMPETITION NOW!!!!

]]> By: Need new recycling ideas http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-approves-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522769 Need new recycling ideas Wed, 23 Aug 2023 15:30:58 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522651#comment-522769 Plastics are hard to sort. Maybe the manufacturers should start making products that are easier to recycle. Who has time to get scissors and cut labels off spray bottles? 90 percent of my recycling volume is cardboard from shipping boxes, and milk jugs. I’d be fine with a community cardboard dumpster or reusable milk jugs like the old day. Seems like hiring some humans to sort easy recycling stuff from garbage would be cheaper than having a whole fleet of recycling trucks. Plastics are hard to sort. Maybe the manufacturers should start making products that are easier to recycle. Who has time to get scissors and cut labels off spray bottles? 90 percent of my recycling volume is cardboard from shipping boxes, and milk jugs. I’d be fine with a community cardboard dumpster or reusable milk jugs like the old day. Seems like hiring some humans to sort easy recycling stuff from garbage would be cheaper than having a whole fleet of recycling trucks.

]]> By: Carmen http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-approves-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522754 Carmen Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:17:06 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522651#comment-522754 @Driver. Thank you for what you do. It's a hard, hot, smelly job made more difficult with equipment and employee shortages and that is super important and you deserve a good wage for it. I appreciate you. @Driver. Thank you for what you do. It’s a hard, hot, smelly job made more difficult with equipment and employee shortages and that is super important and you deserve a good wage for it. I appreciate you.

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