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Saint Paul council approves amendment to franchise-fee ordinance, narrows months to be collected
Summary
After heated debate, the City Council approved an amendment to the gas and electric franchise-fee ordinance to collect fees for April (not November), laying the revised ordinance over for final adoption next week.
The St. Paul City Council on Nov. 6 approved an amendment narrowing months for levy of a residential franchise fee tied to the city's gas and electric franchise agreement.
Councilmember An agenda package and legal review produced a Version 2 of ordinance 24-32 for technical corrections. After extended discussion about equity, climate funding and household impacts, Councilmember Yang moved an amendment to collect fees in April only (removing…
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