By Pepper Parr
November 6th, 2023
BURLINGTON, ON
In the municipal world it is not unusual to have licenses required to run a local business, tags for your dog and a license to own a bike.
A third of those holding business licenses are not current with their fees.
In Burlington the business sector has been a little laggard on staying current with their licenses. Of the 11,000 businesses operating in the city some 350 are late (a polite way of putting it sending in their annual fee); the city wants to help them become current.
Angelo Bentivegna before he was elected to office.
The city also believes there could be hundreds who are not even aware that a license is required.
Ward 6 Councillor Bentivegna was once a bird dog in going after those that were not current. He will be talking about that problem on Tuesday.
Is that bird-dogging activity, not part of the job description of a staff member? If not it should be,if so why is it not being done????
The person doing the job probably left and they need 3 or 4 months to find a replacement./s