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Register of Deeds asks Wayne County to raise recording fees to $30 to cover $2.5M shortfall
Summary
Register of Deeds Youngblood told commissioners the office projects a $2.5 million deficit and asked the commission to forward an ordinance amendment raising recording charges to $30, effective Dec. 1, 2025. The committee voted to recommend the amendment to the full board.
Register of Deeds Youngblood told the committee that his office, which is self-funded, is projecting a $2.5 million deficit and asked the commission to approve an increase in recording charges.
"Today, I'm asking for a rate increase in the register of deeds recording charges. Not in my 25 years of term has there been an…
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