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Residents press Cudahy council on rising bills, parks and service complaints
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged the council to address rising utility/trash bills and deteriorating park facilities; speakers asked for staff follow-up and greater accountability for maintenance and service providers.
Several residents used public comment time at the Jan. 20 meeting to press the council on quality-of-life issues including higher utility and trash bills, unresponsive contractors and deteriorating park restrooms.
A resident identified as Myra said she owns rental properties and described a water/trash bill she said rose from roughly $274.77 to $462.53, reported difficulty reaching the trash company and asked staff to contact her to resolve account issues. Staff asked to collect Myra’s contact information for follow-up.
Mario Dominguez Jr., who spoke by Zoom and identified examples from neighboring Southgate, urged the council to concentrate CDBG carryover funds in a single area — parks and recreation — arguing a concentrated investment would have more impact than splitting funds across many programs. Staff and council responded that federal rules limit how CDBG funds may be distributed and that there are formulas and reporting requirements to follow.
Resident Edwin Gonzalez criticized park conditions and restroom maintenance, said the city needs to prioritize basic services and hold management accountable, and connected those concerns to residents’ daily quality of life.
Council members acknowledged the comments and directed staff to follow up on individual complaints, including the billing and trash-company contact issues, and to consider resident feedback as they finalize CDBG project priorities.
