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San Diego council approves collecting new trash fee on county tax roll amid protests
Summary
After hours of public comment and debate, the City Council voted 7-2 to place the newly adopted solid-waste management fee on the county tax roll, citing administrative savings and high county compliance; opponents warned of hardship for seniors, mortgage impacts and "bait-and-switch" concerns.
San Diego City Council voted 7-2 on June 24 to collect the city's newly adopted solid-waste management fee on the San Diego County property tax roll, a move staff said will save the city millions in billing start-up and operating costs and deliver revenue in the next fiscal year.
Supporters, including Environmental Services Director Kirby Brady, argued tax-roll billing is efficient and that the county's system has a high compliance rate (98.8 percent), will handle notices and payments at low cost (about 10 cents per parcel), and avoids a costly new monthly-billing program that staff estimated could require millions in start-up expenses and a larger ongoing budget.
Opponents raised multiple concerns during a lengthy public…
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