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Coupeville council adopts town business license, approves new fee schedule; cabaret license granted
Summary
The Coupeville Town Council approved Ordinance 802 creating a town business license (effective May 1), adopted an amended fee schedule by resolution, and granted a yearly cabaret license to a local restaurant during its April 22 meeting.
Coupeville — The Town Council voted April 22 to adopt Ordinance 802, establishing a town business license program effective May 1, and approved Resolution 25-03, an amended municipal fee schedule. Council also granted Cabaret License CL-25003 to a local restaurant for live music.
The business license ordinance passed 4-1. Councilmember Pat cast the lone dissenting vote; four other councilmembers voted in favor. Council later adopted the amended fee schedule unanimously. The council separately approved a cabaret license for the Thai e restaurant, a routine annual approval, by unanimous vote.
Mayor Jackie explained the motivation behind the new $25 annual business license and the related fee schedule changes: "we are not implementing this to make revenue... we're implementing it to have contact information for our businesses," she said, noting the town’s need for an accurate business…
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