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City council eases proposed fee for charter and guide businesses, commission urged uniform treatment

City of Depoe Bay Harbor Commission · November 20, 2024
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Summary

Commission liaison reported that city council considered a $500 fee for charter/guide businesses, later reduced to $250; council also voted to raise baseline business-license fee to $150 with CPI-based annual increases. The commission discussed ensuring all registered businesses are treated equally.

At the Nov. 20 meeting, the Harbor Commission’s liaison summarized recent city-council action on business-license fees affecting charter boat and guide operators.

The liaison said the council initially brought forward a proposal to charge charter boat and guide owners a $500 business fee. At reconsideration the council reduced the proposal to $250; commissioners…

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