The Longview City Council approved a temporary business and occupation tax relief for small businesses and approved about $2.9 million in amendments to the 2019-2020 budget Thursday.
The council also rejected a motion to update property maintenance codes because councilmembers said it was not enforced equally, especially at the Alabama Street camp the city set up as a temporary housing site for homeless people.
Mayor Pro Tem Mike Wallin said he was against the state-mandated updates because âunequal enforcement of our code on those who are able to payâ and added that âpublic health officers and the like turn the other way for a special class and a special group in special places, which is not a fair and equitable application of the law.â
Longview City Council hears from community torn over restaurant defiance
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Longview City Council directs staff to explore small businesses tax relief
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A cross section of local leaders and elected officials interviewed by The Daily News this week about the decisions by two Longview restaurants to reopen for indoor dining â defying public health orders â yielded a wide range of opinions, from endorsements to warnings.
The officialsâ reactions mirrored the broad range of opinions in comments on Facebook, where the restaurants had first announced last weekend they would defy the orders of Gov. Jay Inslee banning indoor dining to slow the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the state.
The restaurants, Stuffyâs II Restaurant and Oregon Way Tavern, risk fines up to nearly $10,000 per day.