A St. Pete Beach official warns residents not to blow grass clippings into gutters, or it could cost you.

“You’re going to get a ticket sooner or later,” Vice Mayor John Branch said at a recent city commission meeting, the Beach Beacon reports.

Branch said it can cost the town thousands of dollars in sewer cleaning expenses.

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