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Council reviews fee increases and new charges for lift assists, card processing and utilities
Summary
Council discussed a fee resolution that would add or adjust fees including a proposed $250 lift‑assist charge for assisted‑living calls, higher merchant processing costs, a reduced nonprofit discount at the Mod Cobb complex and a small water‑rate increase; staff recommended ACH/eCheck as a lower‑cost payment option.
City of Longview councilmembers and staff reviewed a fee resolution that would change several user charges and payment‑processing arrangements, including a proposed charge for non‑medical lift assists at assisted‑living centers and adjustments to merchant‑processing practices for utility payments.
Councilmember Allen raised the prospect of charging assisted‑living facilities for non‑medical lift assists and said the proposal would assess a $250 fee after notifying those…
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