but.... since i pay my sewer thru Farmdale water... if i don't pay the sewer portion, they shut off the water! WHAT A FREAKIN' JOKE!!!! I guess laughs on me though... gotta pay it!

well, to the subject at hand on the sewage issue in western franklin county... and being a victim of a sewage flood in my home...all i can say ....PRAISE THE LORD!!!!! however, the guy the owns our "little treatment corner" needs to be in Prison.... I use to have his name. I would plaster it ALL OVER! this guy is a bigger crook then any politician i've EVER KNOWN IN MY LIFE!!!! while dealing with my house being flooded and involving Environmental Protection, they informed me the man had already been cited NUMEROUS time for failing inspections and not replacing the 70 year old clay pipes... HE HAS STILL NOT REPLACED THE FIRST THING. but, then was allowed to raise the rates to 30.00 a month! what a crook. I wish he'd knock on my door just one timne!!!

See ya got your tax bill "Vivian", LOL. I tried to fight the good fight, to no avail. Here it is the holiday season, the tax bills comming due and everyone in frankfort just got hit with a $60.00 bill. I love this place, NOT!!!!!!!!!!.

That $60 is charged by the city for city residents. The city is responsible for city trash pick-up. That's why you only see those jailbirds on workrelease on the city garbage trucks. County government is only responsible for outside city garbage pick-up. Both negotiate their own contracts with the pick-up companies and decide on how the garbage hauling, tipping fee etc will be paid for.

The city decided to charge $60 for garbage removal/disposal although the $60 will actually not go towards financing it. Except for Sellus Wilder the city commissioners more or less refused to look into other options, including cheaper garbage disposal options and a cooperation with the county in a possible garbage incineration winning electricity type of endeavor. They simply saw the citizens of Frankfort as a convenient cash cow. Again, the county government has no influence on that, nor do the people who live outside the city limits. They can't vote for the commissioners.

Lastly, the garbage cans. They are not really free, you can't take them with you when you move. It's a loan. The county didn't buy them but the new garbage company made the decision to distribute them. M&M bought Alliance, which had a contract with the county. M&M has to honor that contract. They have to haul the garbage at the rate the contract set.

Now they made a business decision. Handing out the garbage cans and automate collection like they do in other areas is actually the cheaper way to go. Alliance collected the garbage the old fashioned way but in most areas went from three employees on the truck down to one. Yep, drive, get out collect the garbage, jump in and move the truck up a bit... From what I hear, workers comp claims have been up in the business anyway. Garbage collection is heavy lifting. M&M is saving a bundle by automating. Plus they will definitely try and recoup the money in the next negotiation round. After all, all of their garbage cans are already placed...

It won't be too far off and the county will charge a fee, too. Same excuse as the city. Other areas charge. We need to do that, too. Look at the city. They pay $60. We only charge $50. We are still cheaper.... And it's really just a rental fee for the garbage can...

Way to go County Government! Once again you have done something good for the County at no very little or no cost to the county taxpayers yet we get charged $60 to pick up trash that is already being picked up.

You arranged for the county residents to get those fancy $130 96 gallon trash cans, for free, and we get hit with a $60 trash fee for an existing service whose costs have not increased.