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Council grants some business‑license penalty waivers, denies repeat offender request
Summary
Three Homewood business owners asked the Finance Committee May 19 to waive late business‑license penalties; the council approved relief in two cases and denied relief to a repeat delinquent account.
Three business owners asked the Homewood City Finance Committee May 19 to waive late‑payment penalties on city business licenses.
A business owner who said she had been in rehabilitation for three years asked the committee to waive accumulated penalties that included multiple years of unpaid license fees, penalties and interest. Staff described total penalties of $862.11 and interest of about $1,028.21 in that case and said the city is not able to waive interest in all circumstances because interest is assessed under statute.…
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