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Depoe Bay meeting surfaces multiple revenue options: paid parking, harbor user fees and voucher proposals
Summary
Business owners, charters and commissioners debated a suite of revenue ideas — paid parking, fish-cleaning fees, a harbor user fee and vouchers tied to charters — with staff noting logistical, grant and audit constraints and scheduling a dedicated workshop with city council for detailed proposals.
Depoe Bay Harbor Commission members and local business owners spent an extended portion of the Oct. 29 meeting brainstorming ways to increase harbor revenue and reduce operating costs, with a follow-up workshop to allow the council to consider concrete proposals.
Speakers proposed a range of measures: paid parking for harbor-related lots; a paid fish-cleaning station; higher launch fees or expanded annual launch passes; a local levy or transactional tax on businesses; and a…
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