The island of Indian Creek wanted to get rid of its waste for free and use the sewer system of its neighbors. However, they did not agree to this. Indian Creek turned to the state parliament.
What island is it about? Indian Creek is an artificial island located near the US city of Miami. The island is shared by millionaires and billionaires such as Jeff Bezos and American football player Tom Brady.
But the island of the rich has a problem. They do not have a sewage treatment plant for their waste and therefore want to get rid of their rubbish in another way. The New York Times reports on this strange situation (may be behind a paywall).
Island wants to dispose of sewage through neighbors, but they demand 10 million dollars for the permit
What plan does the island have? Indian Creek has developed a plan to get rid of its waste: They simply pass the island’s waste through the sewer pipes of the neighboring town of Surfside. However, the residents of Surfside were not at all pleased with this trick of the island.
Therefore, Surfside decided to charge a fee for Indian Creek to use the town’s pipes. Price tag: 10 million dollars for permission to use them. Surfside argued that the fee was a contribution to the historical costs of a system that Surfside had created and maintained over the years. After all, a few years ago, they incurred 30 million dollars in debt to modernize the drainage system, and now they want some of that back. The Miami Herald reports on this.
How did the island react? Indian Creek was not pleased that they would now have to pay for the disposal of their own waste and turned to the Florida state parliament.
And successfully: A comprehensive traffic law recently passed by the state legislature now includes a measure that prohibits municipalities from obstructing the laying of sewer lines or charging fees for it. This allows the billionaires of Indian Creek to continue disposing of their waste through their neighbors free of charge.
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