Elk Grove Ponders Stinky Fix For Unpaid Bills - Money News Story - KCRA Sacramento

Elk Grove Ponders Stinky Fix For Unpaid Bills - Money News Story - KCRA Sacramento: "ELK GROVE, Calif. -- City staffers in Elk Grove are working on a proposal to stop picking up trash and recyclables from residential customers who are severely behind in their utility bill payments.

The city said over the past year, the proportion of utility customers who are at least four months delinquent has grown from 4 percent to nearly 10 percent. Currently, the city sends out warnings to those customers, then adds a lien on their property and eventually includes the charge on the homeowner's yearly property tax bill.

However, city finance director Rebecca Craig said the current process can take 18 months and that the total amount of unpaid bills has grown to $1 million."
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Drastic solution. I take it this will lead to peer pressure from the neighbors.
Fred Pilot contributed this slice of life.