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Scott Gerfen
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Groveport City Council voted unanimously Feb. 8 to indefinitely postpone action on an ordinance that would add $5 to the fees residents pay for motor-vehicle registrations.
While no one on council commented before the vote, members Scott Lockett and Sean Cleary did speak at the Jan. 25 meeting about how now is not the time to seek higher taxes with some families struggling financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mayor Lance Westcamp, however, had hoped the fee would pass.
“I got eaten up on Facebook over it, but that’s OK,” he said. “I know it’s hard implementing fees for residents. When you raise rates, it’s tough. I pay just like everyone else.”
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Scott Gerfen
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An ordinance to increase fees Groveport residents pay for motor vehicle registrations is expected to receive its third and final reading Feb. 8, but some on Groveport City Council believe now – with family finances affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic – is not the time to seek higher taxes.
Members may decide to table the measure or “put it off until Jan. 1,” Councilman Scott Lockett said Jan. 26.
“It’s been a tough time for many people,” he said. “It’s not that it’s that much money, but when they go to pay the license fee, then they’re going to add another $5. It just sounds like a money grab.”