Paramus Merchants Angry About Planned Fee ; Borough Says Annual Tag Would Pay for Database

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PARAMUS - Michael Grapin of Paramus Fabric Center is mad. On top of the taxes he pays to the borough, a proposed licensing fee would see him write another annual check of $380.

Borough officials say the business-license fee would pay to create a database listing the names of every commercial, retail and office operation in Paramus. They say it's necessary in case of an emergency.

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Paramus Merchants Angry About Planned Fee ; Borough Says Annual Tag Would Pay for Database

But Grapin and other business owners say a tax by any other name is still just as onerous.

"Every single time I turn around, there's a new fee," Grapin said. "It's been a longstanding history of businesses picking up the slack of residents."

The Paramus Fabric Center's possible annual $380 fee is "insignificant," said Grapin, the third-...

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