PMUA has a Bill Guide on its web site. However, it does not spell out the "shared services" aspect, which I believe also applies to each household.
Under its FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions), PMUA states the following:
What services are included in my PMUA Service Package?
The standard single family residence receives two garbage pick-ups and one recycle collection (for co-mingled & paper items) each week. All Plainfield property owners also receive shared services maintenance which includes up to two Bulk-Waste pick-ups per calendar year. PMUA also provides sanitary sewer services for the entire city.
That would seem to indicate that shared services is a separate charge. A least both that proposed rate and the low density residential rate appear to be lower, if you can make out the 8's from the 9's in the legal notice.
I am reluctant to comment because a city official indicated my post on the new Health Division fee schedule was incorrect, as the 2013 fees were approved a couple of years ago. So the 20 percent increase on food-related fees and what looked like other changes were already covered. Duh. How come I didn't know that? What else don't I know? Maybe I should shut up and sit down.
So those of you who get PMUA bills may have more insight into reality. What? You don't remember that the same Sewer Connection Fee was already part of the 2011 rate hearing?
See you on Dec. 27.
--Bernice
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