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Lincoln council to advance revised massage‑establishment ordinance; members press on hours, licensing and enforcement
Summary
Council reviewed proposed changes to the city massage‑establishment ordinance, including an affidavit exemption for state‑licensed sole proprietors and a $25 city permit; members asked staff to simplify language, clarify fees and enforcement, and bring the item forward on the regular agenda.
City attorney (identified as Mister Hovlich/Hovlett in the record) presented a revised massage‑establishment ordinance Dec. 9 that incorporates language modeled after Bloomington and adds an affidavit exemption allowing sole proprietors licensed by the State of Illinois to avoid duplicative city requirements.
“Once we looked at Bloomington, the terms are virtually identical to what I have,” the…
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