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Businesses back effort to cut marina fees
Collins bill would provide relief for fees on corps-owned property
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U.S. Rep. Doug Collins conducts a roundtable discussion Friday morning at Holiday Marina on newly introduced legislation to limit the tax marinas pay to do business on lakes controlled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. - photo by NAT GURLEY
Northeast Georgia business leaders are jumping for joy at legislation U.S. Rep Doug Collins, R-Gainesville, has introduced that would reduce fees levied on some businesses at marinas collected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Collins held a roundtable discussion Friday morning at Holiday Marina in Buford to discuss the bill and to get feedback from business owners and elected officials. The event concluded with a tour of the marina.