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Commission reviews proposed increase to downtown banner fee; asks staff to seek community options
Summary
Director Nishihara proposed increasing the Main Street banner customer charge from $200 to $250 to capture rising contractor and administrative costs. Commissioners asked staff to research alternatives (local lift contractors, pulley systems, bringing work in‑house) and to include any fee change in the formal fee schedule for City Council review.
Placerville’s Community Services director told the commission the city’s Main Street banner program is popular—about 34–40 placements a year—and that rising contractor costs and staff time make a modest fee increase reasonable. Director Nishihara said the current customer price is $200, that the vendor recently proposed a $50 increase, and that staff recommended raising the charge to $250 to better recoup indirect administrative costs.
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