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Wayne County committee recommends $30 recording fee increase for Register of Deeds to cover a projected $2.5M shortfall
Summary
Register of Deeds officials told the committee the office faces a projected $2.5 million deficit and has not increased fees since 1998; the committee recommended an amendment to the county code to raise recording fees to $30, with an effective date of Dec. 1, 2025, to be forwarded to the full board.
Wayne County’s Register of Deeds asked a county commission committee to recommend an ordinance amendment that would raise certain recording fees to $30 to cover rising costs and a projected $2.5 million deficit.
Register of Deeds Mr. Youngblood told the committee that the office is self-funded…
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