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    There is great money in the lamp rental business. Everyone in development knows that. Duke power is in the business. I assume Scana is too. Duke will even rent you add on's like wifi repeaters. There are tons of private company options as well.

    Surely the HOA's shop their costs from time to time or are they too worried about someone having a boat in their driveway...

    Earlier this month we brought our readers up to speed on the latest fleecing related to South Carolina’s spectacularly failed government-run power company – Santee Cooper. This tone-deaf utility’s most recent scam involves bilking local neighborhood associations in perpetuity over lamp post rentals.

    The fleecing has caused quite a stir along the Palmetto coast … and with good reason.

    Several homeowners associations in the Santee Cooper service area have been paying the utility monthly rental costs of $22.30 per post – and another $15.77 per lamp fixture – usually without even knowing it. Given the number of posts per neighborhood, the annual bill for this “service” has eclipsed $100,000 in some cases.
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    Fits news needs to start covering the election. I like their style.

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    Once they find a story on someone that they "shouldn't" they'll be bought by a conglomerate who will bring them into the fold...
    "Rivers and the inhabitants of the watery elements are for wise men to contemplate and for fools to pass by without consideration" -Izaak Walton

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    lamppost are a racket for sure. Pretty positive it's one of our neighborhoods largest expenditures.

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    Fit news sucks, they are so biased its not funny. Some of their articles are straw grabs, you can bet they are bought off like every other news outlet.
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