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Finance committee forwards package of licensing fee updates to full council
Summary
The Pawtucket finance committee recommended first passage of an ordinance amending multiple code chapters to update various license fees, with committee members saying increases were modest and some categories (notably private clubs) were left unchanged to avoid burdening struggling operators.
The Pawtucket Finance Committee recommended first passage Wednesday of an ordinance that would amend six chapters of the city code to update various license fees, sending the measure to the full City Council for final action.
The committee vote took up an ordinance amending chapters 108, 112, 193, 251, 260 and 302 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Pawtucket (1996) to revise fee schedules for several license categories. Committee members said many of the fees had not been updated in years and that the proposed changes were measured rather than drastic.
Chairman Wilberhane opened discussion by noting the ordinance package had not been updated in many years. "They…
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