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Council holds work session on proposed $35 annual business license, asks for clearer definitions and outreach plan

Bridgeport Borough Council · April 14, 2026
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Summary

At a work session the council reviewed a draft amendment to Borough Code Chapter 331 to codify an annual $35 business license for all businesses operating in the borough, discussed exemptions, and directed staff to return with clarified definitions and outreach language.

Bridgeport Borough Council spent an extended portion of its April 14 work session reviewing a draft ordinance to amend Chapter 331 of the borough code to codify an annual business license for any entity that conducts business in the borough.

Mr. Sherman, a borough staff member who led the discussion, said the primary focus of the draft is to formalize the annual license already in practice, set filing and display timelines, and clarify exemptions. "The primary focus of…

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