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Bellflower council orders unpaid refuse charges onto county tax rolls
Summary
After a public hearing on delinquent refuse accounts, the Bellflower City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 25-27-A to assess unpaid refuse service charges to property owners and forward the amounts to the Los Angeles County tax roll. Council and CR&R officials discussed tenant-accounting challenges during public comment.
The Bellflower City Council voted unanimously Monday to adopt Resolution 25-27-A after a public hearing on delinquent refuse service charges that will allow unpaid trash bills to be assessed against property owners and placed on the Los Angeles County tax rolls.
The action carries routine collection consequences but drew questions from a property owner who said a disputed account on his house listed a name he did not recognize. Council members and representatives from CR&R, the city's franchise solid-waste contractor, discussed steps the company is taking to flag accounts that appear to be established by tenants.
Melanie Vaz, management analyst for Public Works, said CR&R bills customers directly and that unpaid refuse charges become delinquent…
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