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Residents press Southgate council to put utility users tax to voters as council outlines tough budget choices
Summary
Residents urged the City Council to put a proposed utility users tax (UUT) before voters and to increase transparency about a reported multi‑million-dollar budget gap; councilors and staff responded with outreach offers and notes on SB 707 translation requirements.
A steady stream of residents urged the Southgate City Council to let voters decide whether to adopt a utility users tax (UUT) or to declare a fiscal or physical emergency that would allow a ballot measure. Multiple speakers described deep local fiscal strain, the need to preserve police and public-works services and the potential consequences of a $9 million budget gap that one resident cited.
Public commenters also raised recurring concerns about city services and contractors: complaints about Universal Waste Systems (UWS) handling of trash containers and…
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