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Facade contractors seek lower daily lift fee; city: fee set by earlier resolution and staff cannot reduce it

5609053 · August 20, 2025
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Owners of the Thompson Block building asked the Livingston City Commission for help negotiating a lower daily rate on a $100 lift rental required for façade work; city staff said the fee is set in a prior fee resolution and staff has no authority to reduce it.

Tracy and Dave Raich, owners of the Thompson Block building, told the commission they are moving forward with a façade restoration and asked whether the city would negotiate a lower daily fee to rent the municipal lift required for the work. The Raiches said their contractor cannot work nights and…

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