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No More Convenience Fees For Utility Payments In Long Beach
"No resident should be penalized for paying utilities online and glad that past practice ends today," Mayor Robert Garcia said.
LONG BEACH, CA – Long Beach residents who pay their municipal utility bills with a credit card have some good news Monday – they'll no longer be charged a $3.75 "convenience fee."
The city also eliminated a 95-cent fee charged to customers who pay with an eCheck.
"Eliminating this charge has been a priority for us and I'm glad we are finally implementing this change," Mayor Robert Garcia said in a statement. "No resident should be penalized for paying utilities online and glad that past practice ends today."
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According to the city, residents can also pay their utility bills at any CVS pharmacy or 7-Eleven location without having to pay an additional $1.50 fee.
Information about city utility payments is available online at www.longbeach.gov/utilitybilling.
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City News Service and Patch staffer Emily Holland contributed to this post; Image via Shutterstock
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