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Port Orchard council asks staff for data before changing cabaret license fee

Port Orchard City Council · November 26, 2025
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Councilmembers debated keeping the cabaret regulatory license for public-safety oversight while some urged lowering or removing the $100 annual fee; staff warned a $0 fee risks shifting administrative costs to the city and will return with a cost analysis.

Port Orchard councilmembers on Tuesday discussed whether to retain the city's cabaret license and whether to reduce or eliminate the $100 annual fee that some business owners and members of the public say is costly and outmoded.

One council member proposed keeping the license but dropping the fee, saying the city should not "put a price on public safety." City staff replied they…

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