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I • <br /> 86• March 30.1977 <br /> • <br /> • <br /> WASHINGTON NATURAL GAS/SCOTT PAPER <br /> Dick BobThompson introducJam Hunter,attorney fob Scott Paper Company <br /> and Tomlinson of Washington Natural Gas. e.thereminded <br /> councilthat in August of 1976 they had adopted an ordinance which <br /> deleted the two percent franchise tax formerly established <br /> byordi- <br /> percent. <br /> changed the utility toassed o from thto the ree <br /> ercent,lto tui a e percent <br /> iedse age tax was the utility i elf <br /> anchise <br /> tax said <br /> as exp against • <br /> • <br /> Gordon Hey,Financexplained that this five percent the <br /> brouht brought the <br /> gas company-un <br /> p to par with the other utilities i area <br /> PUD,telephone,etc. • <br /> • <br /> Jim ter of ScottYater Company said this franchisetax had been i <br /> effect nsince 19.at a two percent fee. In1976 <br /> 6 this <br /> ssewa He changed <br /> said_n <br /> which resulted n thetaxbeing passed o - <br /> Ycour ,a id eachnh useholdal$70.000 or censumerplus a would[also payear aane•of this tax <br /> additional tax. <br /> ani tof course each Y1OL n <br /> saidhewanted to correct one statement he had made previously a <br /> na <br /> • that wae'thot t er. H haamade the id he had made this statement in were pass- <br /> error, <br /> gtt they <br /> to a a <br /> that hey adtnoi said this at all. <br /> requested the city revert back to the franchise tax and reduce the <br /> • <br /> • utility taxi accordance. <br /> ccordance. <br /> representing the Washington N Gas company said there <br /> • is aTpoint whenomlinson ea x is illegal. H id the franchise i <br /> purpose is for <br /> thefb of a u the <br /> said <br /> one a rneetek when <br /> he i h thatitis d explained <br /> aM d 'lks,then h feels thi gmy thexe- <br /> to- <br /> ta it he cost f e going <br /> up to his fore he h that <br /> higher rates consumer. if the franchise <br /> a ex ally theincreasedBei oftheay <br /> wouldtax also increase t ❑ would of n ess rily be ze- <br /> Latedt he f the useof the streets. <br />'- also said thak he had£b til as a reduced to <br /> e e ewnuion f.the zanchis theirrates would ib <br /> n and because <br /> thetcon . <br /> I' at th <br /> Moved bY.Ceuncllman Aldcroft,a conded by roman Michelson future,ie <br /> item be c n inv nd placed on a workshops n in the near <br /> Roll wasledalthuCouncil en Aldcroft,,M heelsonn o Ebert voting <br /> yes and Councilmen and ore voting . <br /> ved by Co Aldcxo£t,'a onden xy <br /> • <br /> • <br /> Motion <br /> Co os[ <br /> • <br /> weethat this <br /> item be-placediomsthe cegulex a ends a kciLna <br /> Roll wasalled witth all councilmen votingno except Co Aldcroft <br /> and Ebert who o s and CouncilmanLagus who was <br /> Motion Lost <br /> The meeting then recessed to the Council Chambers. <br />