The council says too many residents have ignored bills
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More than 4,000 people in York are being threatened with court action for not paying their council tax.
City of York Council says it is owed about £3m by householders and a further £18m by around 400 businesses.
A reminder campaign netted the council an extra £1m in payments over the last 10 days, said James Drury, head of public services.
"It was twice as much as we had hoped to collect, but we are still £3m short," he revealed.
"We don't like to reach the stage of issuing summonses but people have been given every opportunity to pay or contact us to discuss a payment plan.
"Many did, but now we need to target those who did not."
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