Op-ed: Lower business license fees
The following letter was sent by former City Councilman Jim Smith, who works as a mortgage adviser, to the current council: Council members, Just a quick word from “the street” about Lynnwood taxation. Under the old business tax rate we paid $103 plus $10.50 per employee. We had nine employees and now 13. Our tax burden has gone from $197 per year for a business license to $1208. To... »
