Business owner responses mixed on impending city business license

Business owners in the community gave a mixed response to having a business license in the city.

Fifty-three, or roughly 20 percent, of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce's members, responded anonymously to a survey sent through www.surveymonkey.com that sought feedback on whether business owners were in favor of a business license.

"A lot of them felt they already pay taxes ... ," the Chamber's executive director Debbie Vandeberg said. "So why couldn't the city get the information off of that?"

Another concern was the speed of the process.

"They feel that the process is moving quickly and...