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City Council approves fee increase, parks planning grant application and a package of routine municipal contracts
Summary
Council approved a budget amendment and a slate of resolutions — including a $500 intermunicipal liquor-license application fee, fireworks and engineering contracts, a deed restraining use at 8 Mechanic Street, and a DCNR planning grant application for Sand Island and two other parks — each passed 6-0.
The Bethlehem City Council unanimously approved a package of ordinances and resolutions Monday, including a modest fee increase for local processing of liquor-license transfers and a resolution authorizing a grant application for park planning.
Key votes and outcomes
- Liquid fuels fund budget amendment (Bill 18, 2026): Passed 6-0.
- Resolution 10A — Liquor-license application processing fee: Council raised the city fee for intermunicipal liquor-license transfer applications from $200 to $500 to cover rising legal advertising and administrative costs; the resolution clarifies local processing and posting requirements but does not change state statutory license rules. It passed 6-0.
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