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Business license tax

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Last discussed Mar 18, 2026.

Public comments (4)

SupportiveBetsy MallsMar 18, 2026

Revealed no business community members showed up to the business tax outreach meeting, and urged the council to pursue a business license tax on large businesses.

Town Council Meeting - Mar 18, 2026 · 45:32 →
SupportiveMary Ann Bainbridge-KrauseMar 18, 2026

Backed the business license tax push — noting Walmart pays $26 a year — and later urged adding the Arrata/Foothill park entrance to the high-pedestrian speed reduction list.

Town Council Meeting - Mar 18, 2026 · 51:00 →
OpposedMary Ann Bainbridge-KrauseMar 4, 2026

Complained the presentation was posted to the agenda near noon the same day, then read her emailed questions: show the math on the $75,000 figure, explain 14 years of unindexed fees, and clarify the business mix behind the $1.3 million estimate.

Joint Windsor Town Council, Windsor Joint Powers Financing Authority, Windsor Redevelopment Successor Agency and Windsor Water District - Mar 4, 2026 · 1:34:04 →
ConcernedMary Ann Bainbridge-KrauseFeb 23, 2026

Warned that business and sales taxes get passed to consumers, noted Walmart pays only $26 a year to operate in Windsor, and asked why Public Works shows 12.9% of general fund expenses when she thought water bills funded it.

Special Joint Windsor Town Council, Windsor Redevelopment Successor Agency, Windsor Water District and Windsor Unified School District Board of Trustees - Feb 23, 2026 · 1:34:52 →