Elko, Nev. The Elko Daily Free Press reports the dramatic increases are outlined in a business impact statement scheduled to go before the Elko City Council for the first time on Tuesday.
The owners of the four brothels licensed in Elko about miles west of the Utah line said the increases were proposed without sufficient research or feedback regarding the economic consequences to affected businesses.
A public hearing is scheduled Dec. No final action will occur before next month. State law bans brothels in the counties that include Las Vegas and Reno-Sparks.
Licensing fees vary in the other mostly rural counties where they are regulated by county and local ordinances.
Voters in Lyon County east of Carson City rejected an advisory ballot question in November that proposed banning brothels there. They wrote on Nov. No application revenue is anticipated at this point because the four brothels have current owners, according to the business impact statement. City revenue from the increased fees would be used to cover the costs for Elko police to enforce the local ordinance.
