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Myerstown Borough Council directed solicitor Amy Leonard to draft an amendment to the residential license ordinance, with councilman Gregg Kemp opposed and all other present council members in favor, at its monthly meeting June 9.
Council president Daniel Ebling said the goal of revisions is to simplify requirements and reduce impact on landlords through changes including the elimination of a mandatory systematic inspection and associated $75 per unit annual inspection fee. The revised application, councilman Mark Kirsch said, would be shorter and no longer require a site plan…