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Council debate over licensing fees exposes split; Hudson urges citywide review
Summary
Councilor Hudson opposed a licensing-fee measure, saying the city should perform a citywide review of fees rather than single out particular groups; other councilors supported moving forward and the item was adopted despite at least one abstention and conflicting tallies in the transcript.
Councilor Hudson opposed a licensing-fee measure (item 11) at the Syracuse Common Council meeting, saying the council should first conduct a citywide review of all fees before adopting targeted changes. "I will oppose this legislation in my belief that we should have a thorough citywide review of all the fees that we charge... rather than just pick on the Syracuse mats," Hudson said during debate.
Other councilors countered that it was time to examine licensing and event fees; one councilor said the council should take an overall look at licensing fees for fireworks and other events and therefore…
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