Plantation Considers Raising Business License Fees

City officials discussed the possibility of raising Plantation business license fees by 5% at a council meeting Wednesday night. The city is strapped for cash and by raising licensing fees, local businesses will help shoulder the cost of continuing to run city services.

The city will also cut expenses in its effort to create a balanced budget. "We have been known in Plantation to run a tight ship," Mayor Diane Veltri Bendekovic told a SunSentinal reporter.

Council members will discuss licensing fee increases at one more meeting before putting the motion up for residents’ opinions at two public hearings scheduled for September.

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