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Isanti City Council reviews proposed permit and fee increases, signals support for amphitheater cleanup charge
Summary
City staff presented a revised fee schedule that would raise Bluebird Amphitheater cleanup and damage charges to $75 an hour, update permit valuation tables (including a $45-per-square-foot deck valuation) and propose a $125 minimum processing fee; council asked for more time to review and set an ordinance posting for Dec. 16.
City staff presented a set of proposed changes to Isanti’s fee schedule and council members pressed staff for more time to review the permit-valuation math and the consultant’s recommended increases.
Nick, a city staff member, told the council that the parks and recreation section would change two charges for the Bluebird Amphitheater — a damage/cleaning fee and a stains/structure-damage fee — to $75 per hour to match public-works time charges. “We are changing that per hour amount. We’re proposing to change that per hour amount to $75,” Nick said.
City administrative staff member Miss Hilsheim provided a side-by-side comparison of current fees and Rum River Consultants’ proposed…
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