Fees, Permits & Licenses

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                   City of Alden Fees ~ 2020    
  • Building Permit
  • Dance Permit
    • ​​$15 per event
  • ​Dock Permit
    • ​​$5 per season
  • Liquor License
    • ​$500 On-Sale
    • $100 Off-Sale
    • $200 Sunday
    • $10 Temp Non-Intox On-Sale
 
  • Cat/Dog License
    • ​$10 for 2 years, if spayed or neutured
    • ​$50 for 2 years, if not fixed​
 
  • City Hall Rental 
    • ​​$75 per day rental fee
    • $100 required deposit (full amount returned after rental if no damage and cleaned appropriately)
    • Contact the City Office to check availability​
              City of Alden Fees ~ 2020                                  
  
NSF Check Fee             $30
 
Copies                             $.25 for black & white
                                           $.50 for color
 
Faxes                              $.50 per page
 
Water Reconnect Fee   $75
 
Water Meters                 Current City Cost- plus tax
 
Utility Late Fees            10% of current delinquent amount
 
Cemetery Lots               $200 per grave space in old part
                                            $300 per grave space in new south                                                         addition
                                        (30% of this amount goes into the PC&I                                               Fund)
                                        $50 Additional Fee for  Second Burial to a                                           Lot
 
Snow Removal
     at Cemetery              $75/Hr ($50 min) – Snow Blower
                                           $50/Hr ($25 min) – Loader
 
City Mowing Rates       $75/Hr/Employee
                                          $50/Hr/Equipment
                                          $125/Hr Total
 
Ball Field                        No Charge
Volleyball Courts         No Charge
Picnic Shelters              No Charge
 
Rental House Inspections – Per Fee Schedule adopted January 2012
 
 
 
Utility Rates in place at 12/11/2019:
 
Garbage:       $45.00 + 4.62 (taxes) = $49.62/quarter
 
Sewer:            $4.50/1000 gal. - min. 4000. gal/$18. + Sewer                                   Surcharge$9. =   $27.00/quarter                                        
Water:            $9.99/1000 gal. –min. 4000 gal./$39.96+water                                  testing $1.60  
                         + Water Surcharge-$27.92/Qtr
 
Bulk Water:  $20.00/1000 gallons (adopted 12/11/19)
                         $40.00 minimum
 
 
 
 
 
HOURLY TRUCK RATES – FIRE DEPARTMENT
      Hourly truck rates have been established by the Freeborn County Fire Association. 
The truck rates were put into place on December 17, 2001 and revised on December 15, 2009.
The rates are as follows:
Pumper with two department members = $100.00 per hour.
Tanker with two department members = $75.00 per hour.
Ladder Truck/Aerial Device with three department members = $250.00 per hour.
Grass Rig/Pickup/Rescue Truck/Utility Vehicle with two department members =$60.00 per hour.
** These fees can be applied after the first 5 hours of an incident.
 

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