CHAIRMAN MAURICE RAINES AND THE UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ARE ADDRESSING THE ONGOING CONCERNS CITIZENS HAVE HAD OVER THE RECENT INCREASE IN THE VEOLIA GARBAGE COLLECTION BILLS. THE BOARD UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL BURDENS THAT ALL RESIDENTS OF UPSON COUNTY ARE FACING RIGHT NOW, HOWEVER EVERY ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW OF THE FORTHCOMING $3 PER QUARTER INCREASE WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE FIRST BILLS GOING OUT.
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, VEOLIA BROUGHT TO THE COUNTY A PROPOSAL TO INCREASE PRICES BASED ON THE ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT THE COMPANY WAS INCURRING DUE TO THE RISING PRICE OF FUEL AND SERVICE PROVISION TO THE COMMUNITY. SOME MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WERE NOT IN FAVOR OF THE INCREASES, BUT THE CONTRACT THAT THE COMPANY HAS WITH THE COUNTY ALLOWS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL INCREASES YEAR TO YEAR AS THEY ARE NECESSARY. ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS, THE COUNTY MADE EVERY ATTEMPT TO DELAY AND REDUCE THE CHANGES TO THE COST OF HAVING RESIDENTIAL TRASH PICK-UP.
WHILE THIS MAY NOT BE THE MOST OPPORTUNE TIME TO INCREASE THE COSTS TO CUSTOMERS, THE COUNTY STANDS BEHIND THE PROFESSIONAL APPROACH AND ADVANCED WARNING THAT WAS GIVEN BY VEOLIA PRIOR TO THE INCREASES. THE COMPANY HAS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE A RELIABLE SERVICE AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS ARE VASTLY IMPROVED OVER PRIOR YEARS. VEOLIA HAS PLEDGED TO THE COUNTY THAT IF AND WHEN THEIR COST OF PROVIDING SERVICE TO UPSON COUNTY HAS DECREASED THEY WILL PASS THOSE SAVINGS ALONG TO CUSTOMERS, AS WELL.
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