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Village amends business-license ordinance; trustees clarify change applies to commercial, brick-and‑mortar businesses
Summary
After approving higher business license fees, the board reconsidered and amended the ordinance so the fee changes apply to commercial brick‑and‑mortar businesses only and directed staff to add an estimated square‑footage field for 2026 applications.
The Village Board voted to amend its business license fee ordinance (code section 114-11) and then reconsidered the motion to clarify that the fee changes apply to commercial (brick‑and‑mortar) businesses only.
Trustees discussed approaches to business-license fees, including basing fees on square footage or employee counts. Trustee…
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