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Tenino business owner asks council to review $961 sign permit and $896 fine
Summary
A local real-estate business told the Tenino City Council it was surprised by a $961 sign-permit charge and a separate $896 fine, prompting staff to explain Tenino adopted Thurston County’s valuation-based fee schedule and the council to table the matter for two weeks for further review.
A Tenino business owner told the City Council on Feb. 11 that a recently approved sign permit unexpectedly totaled $961 and that a separate fine of $896 was assessed for not paying the permit before work began. The commenter said the permit was approved by email and the first time they saw the larger fee amount was after work had started: “I was floored,” the speaker said, adding that comparable permit fees in nearby cities were “a couple hundred dollars.”
The comment prompted a staff explanation from Maria Rodriguez, the city’s building staff, who read permit verbiage and said,…
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