Recently in the city in which I near, Augusta, GA there has
been a new storm water fee enacted and they are trying to pass an additional
SPLOST to pay for different projects. This storm water fee has come up against
quite a bit of controversy and anger from people locally because it is
supposedly one of the highest in Georgia at $6.40 per household. Now, in addition to this fee the city wants to
take $100,000 of this money and divert it to another fund that is not used for
the intended purposes that people would like (which is infrastructure) but
rather beautification of some areas in Augusta—including downtown intersections
that already have plenty of beautification done to them. The people on the committees feel that beautifying
all parts of the city is A PART of infrastructure for the city and that the
city needs these changes to happen.
The letter to the
editor however I want to talk about is speaking about how now some of this
money is going to be taken and not used for certain projects in areas of Augusta
that need better sewer, storm drainage, and infrastructure and about how that
is wrong. The lady in question asks why Augusta needs more trees and
strategically placed plants and things when things like sewers, storm drains
are supposedly so vitally needed. She
believes this a “slap in the face” to all the taxpayers. She also says that she
wishes she could move and that previous attempts at beautifying the city in
this matter have met with the plants and things being neglected and thus the
money was wasted.
I understand why people of your city would be frustrated by the extra $6.40 per house hold!
ReplyDeleteI think they should leave the price the way it is and that it should not be raised by $6.40 per house. This was a very good and elaborate post.
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