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Escalon council tables proposed fireworks‑stand fee increases, asks staff for re‑analysis
Summary
Councilmember Stroman urged pausing proposed increases to nonprofit fireworks‑stand fees (application $140; license $153), saying they would burden small local fundraisers. Council voted to table the item and directed staff to return with a detailed cost analysis.
Councilman Stroman pressed the City Council on a proposal to raise fees for temporary fireworks stands used by local nonprofits, arguing the combined application ($140) and license ($153) fees would divert limited fundraising dollars away from youth programs.
Stroman said, “If these nonprofits are holding a fundraiser to actually benefit our youth, why are we screwing them with these…
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