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November 25, 2008

Fee Increases Coming to Coeur d’Alene

Filed under: Probable Cause — Bill @ 11:47 am
The City of Coeur d’Alene is proposing more fee increases.The information below was from the Legals announcements in the Coeur d’Alene Press on November 25, 2008. 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF COEUR D’ALENE KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Coeur d’Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho will hold a public hearing to consider any and all public comments on the following proposed fees: Establishing Police and Fire Regional Training Facility Fees as follows: Audio/Visual Classroom – $35/hr. ($150/day) Maneuvers/Mat Room – $25/hr. ($110/day) Weight Room – $25/hr. ($110/day) Training Tower – $50/hr. ($300/day) Live Fire training – $75/hr. ($300/day) Training Grounds – $25/hr. ($100/day) Additional $50 Maintenance Fee for Non-Business Hours Facility Use $50 cancellation fee Amending Police Fingerprinting Fees from $5.00 for first card and $5.00 for second card to $10.00 for first card and $5.00 for second card Amending Animal Fine for Running at Large from $50.00 to $75.00 Amending Dog Fine for No Current License from $50.00 to $75.00 Creating a Television Programming/Production Fee of $50/hr. Creating a 50?/user fee for activities that use the Centennial Trail Creating a Taxicab Vehicle Change Re-license Fee of $10.00 Amending copying costs from 5? to 10? per page Establishing a $100 Design Review Fee Establishing a $200 Fee for the Appeal of Design Review Decisions Amending the Fees for Water Use from the existing fees as follows: Water Hookup Fees: 3/4″ meter from $1,200 to $1,930 1″ meter from $1,200 to $2,050 1 1/2″ meter from $1,850 to $4,280 2″ meter from $2,200 to $4,580 After Hours Call Out Charge from $28.50 to $40.00 and $57.00 to $80.00 Asphalt Patching Fee from $360 to $950 A New Bulk Water Setup Fee for 3rd and subsequent requests to move station – $40.00 Bulk Water Setup Fees from $600.00 to $1,000.00 Tag/Reconnect Fees from $20.00 to $25.00 Special Read Fees from $10.00 to $25.00 Creating a new fee for Replacing Damaged Property (meter lids, hydrants, etc.) of actual invoice cost plus labor Proposed Fees in lieu of parking spaces: Proposed Downtown fee to be $10,000.00 per parking Proposed Midtown fee to be $5,000.00 per parking space Amending/Establishing Certain Garbage Fees: 32 Gallon Residential Cart Service from $6.75 to $7.15 per month Commercial 1-Can (Customer-owned) Service from $3.95 to $.4.80 per month Establishing new fees for Locking/Opening Gates at $2.50/pick up Establishing a new commercial 32-Gallon Cart Service at $4.80/month plus cart fee Establishing a new commercial 65-Gallon Cart Services at $9.60/month plus cart fee The proposed fees are to assist in covering the cost of administration and materials necessary to provide the above noted services. The public hearing is being held as prescribed by Idaho Code Section 63.1311A. The public hearing will be held in the Library Community Room/Council Chambers, 702 E. Front Ave., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho at a regular meeting of the City Council on December 2, 2008 at the hour of 6:00 p.m. Susan K. Weathers, CMC City Clerk Legal 5080 November 18, 25, 2008

4 Comments

  1. The fee increases would have to be evaluated with historical prices. E.g., if the last increase was 20 years ago, then an increase is overdue.

    I find it amusing that the Residential Cart Service for a 32g can is higher than the commercial rate; businesses can deduct that expense whereas homeowners cannot.

    The copying fee may be a direct slap at those requesting public documents. If the city’s copying costs are rising by 100%, the increase makes sense, otherwise it’s just another hurdle in the efforts of the public to obtain documents their taxes already paid for and information public officials owe the public. Yep, it’s that old harpy of transparent government again.

    Comment by Dan — November 25, 2008 @ 1:09 pm

  2. What do you expect when 25% of their property tax revenues go to the LCDC?

    Comment by Wallypog — November 26, 2008 @ 7:35 am

  3. Not to worry, we can pay with counterfit Federal Reserve Notes! Backed by the yen and rubles. Keep the presses running!

    Comment by casper — November 26, 2008 @ 7:43 am

  4. I wonder why the time delay between the increase in water rates and the cap fees above. Certainly the city didn’t pay for two separate rate studies – or did it?

    Comment by Susie Snedaker — November 28, 2008 @ 5:27 pm

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