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New resident urges Bel Air to notify homebuyers about annual city tax bills and flags sewer-bill email privacy
Summary
A new Bel Air resident asked the town to notify new homeowners when city taxes are billed annually to prevent unexpected arrears; she also raised concerns that a third-party sewer-bill vendor sends email receipts containing account data that could be a security risk.
During the public-comment period at the Feb. 2 Bel Air Board meeting, Julia Ernest, who said she recently closed on a home in September, told the board she believed she had paid city taxes at closing and was surprised to discover city taxes are billed annually.
"I would like to suggest that maybe when the town knows that there is a new…
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