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Subject:Fee Increases
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Dear SLO City Mayor and Council,
I'm writing to object to the exorbitant fee increases that are currently proposed. I'm especially flabbergasted by the
staff recommendation to increase the cost of a non-applicant appeal from $797.27 to $3,408.
In general, the appeals rates are already high; the 300% + increases are almost satirical.
Hiking the price to levels that are accessible only to the wealthy and well-resourced is not the way to discourage
frivolous appeals, but rather a way to shut more people out of the process.
I sincerely hope that in the future you include residents and neighborhood associations in study sessions on topics
that directly impact us.
Best,
Karen Lauritsen
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