Wildomar City Council approves heftier fines for illegal dumping in the city

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The Wildomar City Council amended the municipal code to increase the fines for those caught illegally dumping in the city from $100 for a first offense citation to not exceed $1,000 and more for those caught dumping industrial wastes.The new code amendment gives the city’s Code Enforcement officers more latitude in determining how serious a dumping violation is, and when a person or persons are caught or identified, citation discretion is allowed depending on the circumstances of the illegal dump.“It gives them more bite,” one council member said about the illegal dumping amendment, which passed with a 4-0 majority as Councilmember Justin Nigg was excused from the meeting.The staff report said the ordinance amendment will increase the administrative fines of illegal dumpi
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