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County officials ask Belvidere to waive $211,000 in permit fees; mayor says he lacks authority
Summary
Boone County representatives asked the Belvidere City Council to waive roughly $211,000 in building permit fees for county projects. Mayor Clinton Morris said he has no authority to waive those fees and disputed media and county characterizations of events.
Tom Wahlberg, who identified himself as representing the Boone County Board and as chair of the county finance committee, read a letter from Boone County Board Chairman Carl Johnson asking the city to place a request to waive building permit fees on a May 12 committee agenda. Wahlberg said the county faces about $211,000 in permit charges tied to courthouse renovation, administration building work and a planned transit…
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