The Beat Goes On

Limit one tax, and they'll find another way to get our money.

BARABOO - Tuesday Baraboo City Council members gave first approval to a fee that would generate money for Baraboo Public Library expansion or building improvements.

The $415 fee would be tacked on to building permits for new residential dwellings. It would not apply to permits for home improvements such as the addition of a garage or porch.

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City officials may consider additional impact fees in the future. At a budget meeting earlier this month, council members directed Fire Chief Kevin Stieve to commission a study exploring the use of impact fees to build a new public safety complex for the police and fire departments.