D.C. cracking down on getting revenue from residents

Published January 3, 2012 5:00am ET



District residents who have an unpaid parking ticket or who fail to shovel snow from their sidewalks will be facing more aggressive efforts from the city to collect fines under two bills set to be voted on by the D.C. Council on Wednesday.

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  • The city’s current system of getting what it’s owed results in “lost revenue and it doesn’t deter conduct” and often ends up being a waste of paperwork, said Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh, who is sponsoring both pieces of legislation. Cheh said her intent was not simply to generate more revenue.

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