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Local contractor says city delayed business license, was later billed for taxes; finance director pledges review and apology
Summary
Hollis Williams, founder of Elevation Demo, told the Allentown City Council during the meeting's public-comment period that his business-license application submitted in late August 2024 was not approved until the following year and that the city then billed him interest on business-privilege tax while he had no authorization to operate.
Hollis Williams, founder of Elevation Demo, told the Allentown City Council during the meeting's public-comment period that his business-license application submitted in late August 2024 was not approved until the following year and that the city then billed him interest on business-privilege tax while he had no authorization to operate.
Williams said the delay prevented him from operating legally and that charging interest for a period when he lacked a license was financially damaging and ethically unfair. “You cannot delay a license, hold someone…
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