[Grovenet] A honking big increase in the City fees . . . . .

[Allen Warren]

Raising the fee for administrative "efficiency"?  Does anybody else think it a little strange to link efficiency with raising cost?  "We're going to raise the fee, but we'll be more efficient, by golly!"
 
Allen Warren



----- Original Message ----
From: Bob Browning <rab at jurislex.com>
To: Forest Grove local interests list <grovenet at rdrop.com>
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 5:14:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Grovenet] A honking big increase in the City fees . . . . .

The primary reason seems to be that "everybody else is doing it"!! However, the reason they use is public safety and administrative efficiency. Oh, well, I personally think it is a way to get some side taxes out of the businessmen and women in this berg!

bob

Steve Jerrett wrote:

Bob, 

Do you have any idea why they are doing this?

Steve
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob Browning 
  To: Grovenet 
  Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 4:14 PM
  Subject: [Grovenet] A honking big increase in the City fees . . . . .


   If you are a small business man or woman who does business in Forest Grove (and not necessarily have your office located here) or if you have a home occupation, you may want to attend tonight's City Council meeting about  8:00 to 8:15 pm and be ready for a long haul. The City is proposing changes to the Occupancy Permit (for me $59 for 10 years last time) to an Annual Business License ($75 per year, if adopted - a 1271 percent increase!!!). I know I will be there to discuss this, and you and your business friends should all be also!!

  bob

  You can see the whole proposal on pages 118 to 166 of the following:

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