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Lindsay resident urges Tulare County to build mobile reporting app for illegal dumping
Summary
At the June 30 meeting, resident Yvette Soria urged supervisors to create a mobile app and use social platforms so older and Spanish‑speaking residents can more easily report illegal dumping in rural unincorporated areas; staff agreed to follow up.
Yvette Soria, a Lindsay resident in District 1, used the public‑comment period on June 30 to urge the Tulare County Board of Supervisors to make illegal‑dumping reporting more accessible by developing a mobile app and leveraging social media. Soria said many residents—particularly older adults and Spanish speakers—struggle to navigate government websites and that dumping is most visible in rural unincorporated areas, along county roads and near agricultural fields.
"Tulare County needs to make reporting illegal dumping more equitable, accessible and user friendly for residents of all ages and backgrounds," Soria said, urging the board and county staff to "meet your constituents where they are," namely on phones and social platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.
The chair asked staff to collect Soria’s contact information so county staff could follow up and update her on existing illegal‑dumping work and information technology efforts; the chair also stated that county IT is working on an app. The presentation and the board’s response were limited to follow‑up and outreach; no formal action was taken during the meeting.
