Comments on: ECUA Considering Water, Sewer And Sanitation Rate Increases

By: Tee

Tee — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 14:48:03 +0000

Sad thing about this you pay for the service, and they don’t pick up the garbage.

By: JJ

JJ — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:34:23 +0000

@ Diane
You dont pay for that recycle can. If 95% recycle was put in those cans, recycle would lower the cost to ECUA.
LESS TO THE LANDFILL
MONEY FROM RECYCLE
people that abuse the recycle forces all in that load to be dumped in the landfill. Which in turn puts the recycle truck as a second trash truck for the day

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:30:54 +0000

For God’s sakes, give us a break!! The poor keep getting poorer and the rich keep getting richer due to these constant increases. Pocketing funds to pad their own pockets while taking it from our measly income. They don’t give a crap about any of us. I’m all for recycling, but it’s not mandatory. I stopped recycling because that’s just another barrel to pay for. Let them sort out the trash. As someone mentioned, perhaps it’s time to have our own well dug (if that’s even
allowed). I try to conserve water consumption by bathing less, flushing less, not watering the lawn, etc. It’s a darn disgrace. I set up 2 rain barrels to collect water for my plants. In conclusion, this all sucks and enough is enough!! We’re getting financially raped.

By: Fed up with ECUA

Fed up with ECUA — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:28:16 +0000

Ironic that this is being reported. Yesterday was trash day for us. Truck came down our road and emptied all the other 4 houses cans yet left ours! And all the cans for 3 of the houses (mine included) sit less than 1 to 1-1/2 feet apart on trash day! Three weeks ago they didn’t empty the recycle can for two weeks!
When you call ECUA you get a weak answer such as “we’ll get someone out as soon as possible”. That means “wait until next week”!
Sick of the poor service and they want to raise rates? NO!

By: AM

AM — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 02:26:34 +0000

Sanitation trucks are well past 5 years promised and still not a single new truck has entered that fleet in that time frame. They were promised 5 new sanitation trucks last year, haven’t seen one. Whoever is in charge of making sure the funds that are allocated for certain purchases for designated departments needs to be held accountable as to why those funds were no longer available and where those funds ended up. ECUA needs transparency for their budget and funds considering they say they’re a nonprofit organization and are state mandated because they have the Florida Retirement Savings option

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 23:45:26 +0000

A friend tried to help out an elderly neighbor who had next to no weekly trash at all.
Was letting elderly man by allowing him to share his ECUA can for like 3 plastic grocey sized bags per week.
ECUA sent someone to investigate as elderly guy asked his big can be picked up and my friend was letting him use his can.
ECUA told friend he cannot allow anyone to use his can and that if the older fella didn’t pay his monthly bills there would be a LEIN placed against his home.
Need to oust all the folks on the ECUA board….It’s Election time.

By: JJ

JJ — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:26:28 +0000

IF I had a 60 gallon can as an elder person of over 70.
What discount is it if I fill my can for four pickups in a month. I pay 10 plus cents a gallon…
Working Joe 90 gallon, pays less thaN 8 cents a gallon on four full dumps.
BOTTOM LINE,GET RID OF YOUR 60 GALLON CANS!!!!!
90 GALLONS X4 WEEKS= 360. FOR $30.56
60 GALLONS X4 WEEKS =. 240. FOR $25.60
YOU SAVE $4.96
BUT YOU LOST 120 GALLONS BY THE 60 GALLON CAN
no savings if you need the big can

By: Bill L.

Bill L. — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:47:42 +0000

Such a poorly run operation with good efficient based management they would have the money to maintain the equipment and pay a competitive wage. They cannot keep asking residents to finance their lack of business skills

By: Norah

Norah — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 05:40:20 +0000

It is tough to be 80 years old on a fixed income. I am sick and tired of the ECUA continuously raising their rates. I called ECUA and ask about a Senior’s Discount. A nice lady said I qualified and told me that they would send someone out and pickup my 90 gallon can and bring me a 60 gallon can. I said, my lord. I still eat, and the garbage is the same. I told her that I thought you was going to give a 120 gallon can. I’m so old, I need more room for my diapers. So forget the Senior’s Discount.

By: JJ

JJ — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 02:38:38 +0000

I would wager none of the board members have ridened in a sanitation truck for a full day in the summertime. A/C will not cool you in the truck.
Trucks breaks down all the time
Some would never pass a DOT check
Not to mention the hydralic leaks