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The Steamboat Springs City Council on Tuesday delayed any action on a proposed fee for disposable shopping bags.
The City Council, by a 4-3 vote, directed staff to compile information by July 2012 about how bag fee ordinances have worked in other communities, feedback from retailers who would be impacted by charging customers and where revenue from the potential fee would be dedicated.
City Council President Cari Hermacinski and members Kenny Reisman and Scott Myller opposed the motion.
Despite the delay, Yampa Valley Recycles Board of Directors member Catherine Carson, who asked the City Council to consider the possibility of a paper and plastic bag fee at the Sept. 6 meeting, was encouraged by the action.
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