Comments on: ECUA To Vote On 9.5% Sanitation Rate Increase With ‘Free’ Second Can, 5% Hike For Water And Sewer http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-to-vote-on-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 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:11:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bob West http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-to-vote-on-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522666 Bob West Wed, 23 Aug 2023 01:50:58 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522444#comment-522666 To the folks saying just haul your own trash if you are unhappy about the rates. OK, ECUA employee posters, I understand your position. Of course, since the other Gang of 5 voted to make mandatory trash service for all residences, one has to pay regardless. You get paid for not providing the service, not much different than now. Just a self-serving monopoly that could use some competition if it can't be outright dis-banded.... To the folks saying just haul your own trash if you are unhappy about the rates. OK, ECUA employee posters, I understand your position. Of course, since the other Gang of 5 voted to make mandatory trash service for all residences, one has to pay regardless. You get paid for not providing the service, not much different than now. Just a self-serving monopoly that could use some competition if it can’t be outright dis-banded….

]]> By: Sug http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-to-vote-on-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522653 Sug Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:18:53 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522444#comment-522653 Charlotte Swartz. They will have an open hearing and you can speak but they come to that meeting already knowing what they will do - it’s decided ahead between them. The hearing is just a formality since it is required legally. Nothing will change there bureaucratic egos. Charlotte Swartz. They will have an open hearing and you can speak but they come to that meeting already knowing what they will do – it’s decided ahead between them. The hearing is just a formality since it is required legally. Nothing will change there bureaucratic egos.

]]> By: Scott http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-to-vote-on-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522585 Scott Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:48:09 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522444#comment-522585 I'd obviously prefer NO rate hikes. However, if there is going to be one, charging a small amount for a second can of any type makes more sense than a larger base increase across the board. I say that having a recycle can which I will likely have changed to just a second regular one. I won't like even $2-3 a month, but makes more sense than my neighbor with only a single can having to pay that much more while for the same cost I continue with two. I’d obviously prefer NO rate hikes. However, if there is going to be one, charging a small amount for a second can of any type makes more sense than a larger base increase across the board. I say that having a recycle can which I will likely have changed to just a second regular one. I won’t like even $2-3 a month, but makes more sense than my neighbor with only a single can having to pay that much more while for the same cost I continue with two.

]]> By: Rusty Shakleford http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-to-vote-on-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522570 Rusty Shakleford Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:20:38 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522444#comment-522570 Did I read correctly in that other entities recyclables are loaded with contamination? So they know where a lot of this contamination is coming from yet are voting on an across the board increase? The ECUA governing authority needs to be abolished and replaced with folks who will hold those accountable causing most of the problems. Did I read correctly in that other entities recyclables are loaded with contamination? So they know where a lot of this contamination is coming from yet are voting on an across the board increase? The ECUA governing authority needs to be abolished and replaced with folks who will hold those accountable causing most of the problems.

]]> By: River Rat http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-to-vote-on-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522562 River Rat Tue, 22 Aug 2023 12:53:20 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522444#comment-522562 @ Choices PLEASE DO NOT BURN GARBAGE! One of my neighbors does, I can not breath it. Plastic burning is harmful. Not sure but, I think it might even be illegal! OH, and burning wet leaves - PLEASE DO NOT DO THAT EITHER! Wood and dry leaves - no problem! @ Choices

PLEASE DO NOT BURN GARBAGE! One of my neighbors does, I can not breath it. Plastic burning is harmful. Not sure but, I think it might even be illegal!

OH, and burning wet leaves – PLEASE DO NOT DO THAT EITHER!

Wood and dry leaves – no problem!

]]> By: OVersight http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-to-vote-on-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522552 OVersight Tue, 22 Aug 2023 11:50:07 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522444#comment-522552 ECUA should look within and cut overhead costs, like those being amassed in its failed, virtue signaling, recycle effort. Since most if not all recycles head directly to the dump, go ahead, shut it down tonight. Recycling has become a duplication of trucks and drivers, who are traveling the same routes, doing the same job, hauling trash to the landfill. Think about it; even if homes get a second can, it wouldn't require the same two separate trucks. ECUA should look within and cut overhead costs, like those being amassed in its failed, virtue signaling, recycle effort. Since most if not all recycles head directly to the dump, go ahead, shut it down tonight. Recycling has become a duplication of trucks and drivers, who are traveling the same routes, doing the same job, hauling trash to the landfill. Think about it; even if homes get a second can, it wouldn’t require the same two separate trucks.

]]> By: CJ Lewis http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-to-vote-on-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522534 CJ Lewis Tue, 22 Aug 2023 01:47:46 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522444#comment-522534 For those of you who are ECUA sanitation customers, look on the bright side. Starting October 1st, you will be paying less than those of us who live in the City of Pensacola and you will also have a higher level of service, even better than the higher level you now enjoy. The city's motto should be "Higher Taxes & Poorer Services." Last Monday, only one of the city's recycling trucks was working. Sanitation drivers have for years told me that the city's trucks are very poorly maintained. My wife was told that the other recycling trucks were all broken. Our recycling can was not emptied until Tuesday. Unexplainably, on Monday, the city did not empty my 96-year old neighbor's black garbage. The city picked up the black garbage cans on either side but not hers. How is that even possible? We called for her and later on Monday the city did send a truck back just to empty her garbage can. Crazy. The city routinely fails to empty one of our cans and as often as not leaves the can sitting out in the street and sometimes turned on its side. For those of you who are ECUA sanitation customers, look on the bright side. Starting October 1st, you will be paying less than those of us who live in the City of Pensacola and you will also have a higher level of service, even better than the higher level you now enjoy. The city’s motto should be “Higher Taxes & Poorer Services.” Last Monday, only one of the city’s recycling trucks was working. Sanitation drivers have for years told me that the city’s trucks are very poorly maintained. My wife was told that the other recycling trucks were all broken. Our recycling can was not emptied until Tuesday. Unexplainably, on Monday, the city did not empty my 96-year old neighbor’s black garbage. The city picked up the black garbage cans on either side but not hers. How is that even possible? We called for her and later on Monday the city did send a truck back just to empty her garbage can. Crazy. The city routinely fails to empty one of our cans and as often as not leaves the can sitting out in the street and sometimes turned on its side.

]]> By: J Larry Seale http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-to-vote-on-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522530 J Larry Seale Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:52:12 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522444#comment-522530 Face it folks, ECUA is going to do what they want. NO matter how much you complain. Its not fair for them ECUA go against what they want. regardless what the people who voted for want........ Face it folks,
ECUA is going to do what they
want. NO matter how much you complain.
Its not fair for them ECUA go against
what they want. regardless what the people
who voted for want……..

]]> By: PMS http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-to-vote-on-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522527 PMS Mon, 21 Aug 2023 23:37:48 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522444#comment-522527 @RWA we had our recycling can picked up because someone, after we put it out at the curb, put old construction materials in our can. The driver took a picture & next thing we know, our can is gone. When ECUA was called, they told us it was picked up because non recyclables were put in it. They brought another can out & told us if they pick it up again for non recyclables being put in it, we would never get it back. So, we don’t put it out at the curb until 5:30 trash pickup morning. Don’t know why your neighbor doesn’t get theirs taken away but then ECUA isn’t consistent with everything. @RWA we had our recycling can picked up because someone, after we put it out at the curb, put old construction materials in our can. The driver took a picture & next thing we know, our can is gone. When ECUA was called, they told us it was picked up because non recyclables were put in it. They brought another can out & told us if they pick it up again for non recyclables being put in it, we would never get it back. So, we don’t put it out at the curb until 5:30 trash pickup morning. Don’t know why your neighbor doesn’t get theirs taken away but then ECUA isn’t consistent with everything.

]]> By: choices http://www.northescambia.com/2023/08/ecua-to-vote-on-9-5-sanitation-rate-increase-with-free-second-can-5-hike-for-water-and-sewer/comment-page-1#comment-522524 choices Mon, 21 Aug 2023 23:14:41 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=522444#comment-522524 You can: 1) Continue garbage service which makes sense if you have a lot 2) End service and burn your garbage and/or take it to the dump yourself You can:
1) Continue garbage service which makes sense if you have a lot
2) End service and burn your garbage and/or take it to the dump yourself

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