One councilor said the city by law cannot collect on delinquent business license accounts if the debt’s more than four years old. “It’s gone. You can’t get that money back,” he said.
City councilors approved a lease with Diamond Baseball Holdings, which announced that its Double-A Atlanta Braves affiliate team would be moving to Columbus in 2025.
Councilors said the city business license office has fallen behind in collecting license fees by failing to send out renewal notices, so some businesses have not renewed licenses for years.