Board approves 3% fee increase for Food, Pools and Lodging program to close projected shortfall
Horizon Public Health requested a 3% increase to the 2027 Food, Pools and Lodging fee schedule to cover an anticipated $16,433 shortfall; the Douglas County Board approved the increase after a brief presentation and questions about which businesses are affected.
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Jessica Peterson, program supervisor for Horizon Public Health’s Environmental Health Program, told the board the program licenses and regulates more than 500 food, pool and lodging establishments in Douglas and Pope counties and is funded nearly entirely by license fees.
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