The San Diego City Council has voted to move forward with a ballot measure that could change the way trash removal services are paid for in the city.
Many of the city's single-family home residents don't pay for garbage services, and it's been that way for more than 100 years thanks to the"People's Ordinance." Meanwhile, most apartment and condominium owners have to pay for trash removal services and landlords typically pass that fee on to tenants.
"Despite having the same property taxes, only single-family homes are benefiting from the People's Ordinance at this time leaving approximately half of San Diegans to pay for 100% of solid waste services," said Lauren Cazares from the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. Trash removal services have cost the city $260 million in the past five years and are expected to balloon to $380 million in the next five because of a new state law requiring the disposal of organic waste, according to a city study. The study also found that comparable California cities were charging homeowners anywhere from $25 to $100 per month for trash removal depending on the level of service.
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