More Testimony on Doyle's Budget
Marvel Lemke, the Register of Deeds for Taylor County speaking on behalf of the state Register of Deeds Association, testified regarding Gov. Doyle's proposed increases to copy fees for vital records.
Lemke said copies of birth certificates will be raised from $12 to $20 under Doyle's budget, and records for marriage and death certificates would raise from $7 to $20. She said the copy fees should not be diverted to other programs, and said more needs to be spent on preservation of vital records and for software updates for register of deeds office.
A CESA 10 employee testified in support of incentives in the budget for school districts who develop wind power.
One local resident spoke in favor of raising tipping fees to deter out of state trash dumping and for more money for the state land stewardship program. He also spoke in favor of reinstating the Public Intervenor position in the state Department of Justice, as Doyle proposed. The man referred to AG J.B. Van Hollen's decision to remove the state from an environmental lawsuit against the federal government, calling Van Hollen "no friend of the environment."
Labels: Chippewa_Falls_Meeting, Environment, Fees, Joint Committee on Finance, Stewardship Fund, Van Hollen, Wind Power
