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Article: South Charleston mayor proposes user fee ordinance: Robb proposes charging those who work in city $2 per week
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- March 9, 2005
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DAILY MAIL STAFF
People working in South Charleston may notice $2 missing from
their weekly paychecks starting July 1 if council passes a city user
fee.
Mayor Richie Robb submitted a user fee ordinance in the city
budget for next year to help cover street maintenance, fire and
police department costs. If the measure is approved, South Charleston
would join other municipalities including Charleston and Huntington
that charge people a weekly fee for working in their city.
"We haven't had any kind of a tax increase in probably 10 years,"
Robb said. "Costs have caught up with us. If we want to continue to
enjoy the level of services provided, we'll have to increase the
revenue flow."
Treasurer ...