The city of La Mesa, California has decided to add your sewer utility bill to your property taxes. Effective July 1, 2012:
If you own property in La Mesa you will be charged for sewer services on your annual property tax bill as a fixed charge special assessment. The charges will appear on your tax bill which comes from the County Assessor-Tax Collector's office.
This raises the question of how non-tax, non-bond items can be collected with property tax under threat of taking your home. Will other utilities be added to the bill to provide government additional power to take your home? It seems that your water bill would be the next obvious addition.
I do not live in La Mesa but this is a very disturbing move by our government overlords. Here is an image of the entire notice: (click to enlarge)
