tough. we all know this. some of us are just lucky to pay our bills and live. our luxuries are not our 'to do' list anymore. the economy isn't bouncing back like our 'leader' said it would. instead; he's just spending us more and more into debt, and reliance on other countries for our existence (this is another post for another time)...but for now, let's deal with something more close to home...
the northeast ohio sewer district is planing what they call 'project clean lake'. what they plan on doing is to cut the amount of sewage being dumped into the lake. now...this seems like a great idea. because who wants a dirty lake? who wants to pollute lake erie? our lake is a treasury, and ought to be treated like one. however; whose responsibility is it to keep it clean? i pose the question this way, because who set up the system in the first place?
it wasn't the citizens of northeast ohio. but rather the sewer district in the first place. and it seems that they didn't take into consideration all possible scenarios and outcomes. and now our system is polluting the lake. so now who fixes the problem. better yet...who pays for the mistake in the first place?
you and me...those who pay the bills. the project that they have in mind will cost three billion dollars over the next 25 years. the average bill is about $320 a year. by 2035 it will be about $1000 a year. the rate increases will start 2012.
why are we paying for this? how are we going to pay for this? i really don't think that i will get a pay increase at my work to cover this bill as time goes on.
this becomes another story of how the government does not work for the people, but only in their own interest. my point becomes...this should have never have happened. people in these types of positions need to plan for all possible outcomes and future possibilities. cities grow (hopefully). cities have waste. plan for the worst case, then we wouldn't have to re-visit these problems, and have the people (who have a hard time paying their bills now) pay for the fixing of the mistake.
rest of the story...
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[amitabha]
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