My water bill is $5 higher than my electric. Water has finally caught up and we all knew this was going to happen. Water is precious and our old sewers need to be replaced. What can we expect.

I didn't know it was going to happen! And I'm being charged for water and services I don't use!

In the original post you specified not being able to use some of the services offered by the Sanitation Department. For assistance with these services please take advantage of the Tub Out program. Under this program a City employee will collect your trash and/or recycling container from its location on your property, empty it and return it to the original location on your property. For more information please read below:

http://www.stpete.org/sanitation/residential/

The opt-in form is below:

http://www.stpete.org/sanitation/residential/docs/Tubout_application.pdf

If you have any questions please contact the Sanitation Department at 727-893-7334. For information regarding your utility bill please contact their department directly at 727-893-7341. Sincerely, Mayor's Action Center