That’s one of the many reasons that lead us to moving. For years our area was “out in the county”. It was just out of the city jurisdiction and considered the county or country. Everyone had wells or county water, we all had septic and we all dealt with our trash. We either burned it, hauled it to the landfill our hired an independent to haul it off weekly. Well the city and county consolidated. Not long after it came out that the cities water system was falling apart and needed a complete overhaul. Since we were now “in the city” our water bill doubled. Then they tried to bill everyone out in the county for sewage despite our being on septic systems. The argument was it was part of the water system. The people fought so there wasn’t a “sewage” fee. Instead an “infrastructure” fee showed up adding another $10 or so to our bill. Then they added storm drain fees, water runoff you name it. Before the city took over the county our water bill was around $12 a month. When we left it was up to $65. We were still on a septic, couldn’t get a well permit and sewer lines were headed our way. We had a trashman that charged us $25 a month to empty up to 4 cans twice a week. The city installed trash service which added $380 to my tax bill. The service was a maximum 2 cans once a week. I was paying more for less and with a family of 6 (with diaper pails) I found myself hauling trash once or twice a month as well. On top of that the excuse was to make our city cleaner but the garbage trucks would empty cans, have stuff fall out and just leave it. Between that and what blew out of the truck it left our road covered with litter. Government just doesn’t know when to stop. Whatever they touch they generally make worse. Thus creating new problems, requiring new solutions that require more of your/our hard earned money. I do not miss the chemical laden city water I was over billed for. Our water is pumped from an artesian well. It’s sweet, cold, loaded with good minerals and otherwise clean. More than anything it’s cheap, refreshing and delicious.
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