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Show Business license fees compares to other cities By MARCKLLA WALKER Fred Christensen, Community Development Director for Pleasant Grove, presented a study of business license fees that he had recently completed to the Pleasant Grove City Council Wednesday. He reported that he had contacted American Fork, Provo, Lindon and Orem and questioned them about their fees. His report showed that American Fork charges all businesses $50. Provo has a fee of $60 for those businesses that gross over $10,000. Lindon has an adjustable minimum of $12.50 for 0 to $4,999 to a maximum of $300 for $1 million gross. Orem's adjustable minimum is $12 for 0 to $1,000 gross to a maximum of $1,000 for $10 million gross. Pleasant Grove has an adjustable minimum of 0 to $30,000 gross for $30 to $250 for those businesses with a gross of $750,000 or over. During 1984 there were 250 business licenses purchased. Twenty-two of them were $20 half year licenses; 100 were for $30; 45 were between $30 and $50; 41 were for $50 to $100; and 42 were for $100 to $250. Dr. David Dickerson, coun-cilmember, coun-cilmember, said that he didn't think that business people pay much attention at-tention to the business license fee as a criteria in deciding whether to bring their business here or not. The. council decided to take a another look at the business license fee schedule and whether the city should set a flat fee, as some council members had suggested, or if the adjustable license fee schedule should be continued next spring when the budget is considered. |