Comments on: Monopolistic Service Providers

By: Kevin Kimmerling

Kevin Kimmerling — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 21:51:46 +0000

I recently got a letter from Waste Management saying that they are discontinuing service.Its not just my home but homes in my area because we don’t have paved roads and it gets hard to drive in the winter.Connoquenessing Township,Butler County,Pa

By: Anti-left-wing

Anti-left-wing — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:56:38 +0000

In light of the people who want to buy things and then not pay for them, what is wrong with a company who wants paid for it’s services? Would you rather they just turn their heads to bill dodgers and then ask for a government bail-out?

By: Bill Doyle Jr

Bill Doyle Jr — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:28:10 +0000

Sounds like a city council issue, not a refuse collection company issue. Why don’t you go to council meetings and see what is going on and if you don’t like it, speak up!!! Council members are voted on by the citizens and if you and others like you speak up, maybe things can be changed, or maybe your council members need to be changed. Waste Management negotiates it’s contracts so that it can stay a strong leader in the refuse collection industry, however, these service contracts are normally put up for bids every three years or so and the fact that they received the contract for your city means that the city felt that they had the best price for the services offered. In your case, the city, rather than taking on the burden of billing through the city water department, bailed out and decided to bill everyone through a list of property owners probably from your county/city auditor. Sounds like someone sucks, in your case, but you’re blaming the wrong sucker.

By: City of Palm Bay Palm Bay Reclaimed Water Survey

City of Palm Bay Palm Bay Reclaimed Water Survey — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:06:21 +0000

[...] of Palm Bay, by law, orders that if you own property, even if it’s vacant, you MUST pay for garbage collection and water/sewer base [...]

By: TheLandlord

TheLandlord — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:20:35 +0000

Patrick,

Many cities do provide trash service but it’s usually billed on the W-A-T-E-R bill. No water, no trash. It makes sense.

Property taxation is a different thing altogether. I get billed for MANY services that I don’t use. Waterways, public schools, etc.

The City of Palm Bay is especially inept when it comes to public policy. They do ALL KINDS of crap in the city council chambers and either no one residing there cares or can’t wrap their heads around the stupidity that they pass into law.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:10:20 +0000

Get over it. You still pay taxes when your house is empty. Many city provide trash service. Do you expect a tax refund for not using trash service when the home is empty?

By: TheLandlord

TheLandlord — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:04:53 +0000

Jessica,
Tell me about it. Good pun too.

By: Jessica Hickok

Jessica Hickok — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:39:15 +0000

Trashy, I say, just a trashy way of doing business.