Environmental Health Services Proposes Raising Fees to Offset Rising Costs

Environmental Health Services Proposes Raising Fees to Offset Rising Costs

Santa Barbara County plans to increase fees for permits administered by Environmental Health Services — some by hundreds of dollars — to help the department offset rising costs. The Board of Supervisors approved the potential fee increases in a first reading of the proposal at its May 13 meeting. Under the changes, everything from tattoo shops, waste systems and public swimming pools could see the cost of obtaining permits increase. The fee incr…