Baldwin Park : Utility Tax Reinstated
The City Council voted 4 to 1 Wednesday to reinstate a utility tax on businesses and residents that has been suspended since 1985.
The 3% tax will be levied on electric, gas, water, telephone and cable television bills and will generate about $1 million annually for Baldwin Park, City Manager Donald Penman said.
Council members said they intend to use the money to beef up the city’s understaffed police force and hire a code enforcement officer. Baldwin Park residents will begin to see the tax on their utility bills early this fall, Penman said.
Councilman Herschel Keyser voted against the measure.
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