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Council adopts broad fee increases across licensing, food and public-health chapters
Summary
On second reading the council approved ordinance 25-015 to raise fees in multiple municipal code chapters affecting animals, food vendors, outdoor cafes, solid waste, tattooing and related public-health matters; the vote was contested by council members citing impacts on small businesses.
Paterson City Council adopted Ordinance 25-015 on second reading, amending fee provisions across several municipal code chapters that govern animal licensing, food establishments and vending, outdoor cafes, lead-based paint, slaughterhouses, solid waste, tattooing and related business licenses.
The ordinance, read into the record by the clerk, lists numerous code chapters to be…
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