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Hearings scheduled for inspection fee increases

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 4:06 p.m.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The public will get a chance this week to comment on a proposal to increase fees on everything from operating a tattoo parlor to running a religious camp in Wisconsin.

The higher fees are being proposed to plug a $2.5 million hole in the state Department of Health Services budget.

The fees are levied against restaurants, tattoo and body piercing parlors, campgrounds, hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts, and food vending machine operators.

They pay for state inspections and other licensing requirements.

The public will get a chance to comment on Monday in Eau Claire and Tuesday in Rhinelander. Additional hearings are planned in Green Bay, Milwaukee and Madison.

To read a recent Janesville Gazette story about inspection fee increases, click here .

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imatim2
Aug 11, 2008 at 5:12 p.m.
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Until Wisconsin voters wake up I'm sure we can expect more tax and fee increases. Pay more taxes? Pay more in fees?...yes,we can, yes we can!!!

Marathon22
Aug 11, 2008 at 3:27 p.m.
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If the Ho-Chunk Indian Tribe paid the money they owe, it would take care of all of these problems.

abcat51
Aug 11, 2008 at 7:12 a.m.
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Ooops! I forgot to mention. Remember the $1.00 miminun wage increase last year? We laid off 1 worker. The 55% increase in personal property tax plus the $40.00 increase in health department license, we closed the business last June.

abcat51
Aug 11, 2008 at 6:14 a.m.
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What about the .005% sales tax the county started last April 07. Hows that workin for ya?
Also, remember the $15.00 increse in license plates last January. Last year I sent the state $135.00, this year since they increased the fees $15.00 per vehicle, I'll send $75.00. Wisconsin goverment is tax, spend, kill business and jobs.

sannio
Aug 10, 2008 at 9:26 p.m.
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I'm going to guess the $1/ pack cigarette tax increase to fund Badger care just isn't enough. Last June they were already something like $78 million in the red. Expect to see your earned income decrease significantly in the future. This is just the beginning.

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