Council Denies Waiver on Building Permit Fee

BOONE, Iowa---The Boone City Council was asked to consider waiving the permit fee for the planned construction of a new Railroad Museum at the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad. The estimated fee is just under $4,700 for a proposed $850,000 project. Boone Mayor John Slight said this week he supported the Council's 5 to nothing decision to keep the fee in place. Council members expressed concern about setting a precedent. Council members Fenner Stevenson and Gary Nystrom abstained from the vote because of a conflict of interest.