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Residents voice concerns about marina pavilion funding, business license tax and wastewater rates
Summary
Three residents used the citizens' communications period to urge council to reconsider public funding for a marina pavilion, to lower the city’s BPOL (business, professional and occupational license) tax for professional services, and to examine wastewater/water renewal rate increases and historic revenue sources.
During the citizens’ communications period three residents addressed council.
Laura Greenwood, a Ward 6 resident, said she surveyed more than 50 neighbors and reported general opposition to public funding for a large marina restaurant pavilion. Greenwood said most respondents preferred small amenities for boaters (a small picnic shelter or 20-by-40 foot covered grilling area) or food trucks during boating season rather than a taxpayer-funded restaurant structure. She urged the…
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