A public hearing on a proposal to charge $4,000 for each on-sale intoxicating liquor license is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3.

The city plans to increase the license fee by $1,000, or 33 percent, over last year's price tag, and councilmembers Mike Shaw and David Hanson said the fee is too high.

"I don't want to foget that you're going to a small-business owner and asking them to pay 33 percent more," Hanson said.

"I can support like a 10 percent increase," Shaw said.

That would be $300.

The city staff proposed the move "two or three years ago" and told the barowners, Councilmember Jeremy Goebel said. "This is no shock to them."

Compared to neighboring cities' liquor license fees, Jordan's fees are cheap.

"Being competitive with our neighbors is an important part of this," Jordan Mayor Ron Jabs said. 

The city is also proposing increases for the following liquor licenses: from $125 to $150 for off-sale intoxicating; from $225 to $250 for on-sale non-intoxicating; and from $125 to $150 for off-sale non-intoxicating. The new fees would go into effect in 2008.

Jabs said that the city needs "a full, rousing discussion" of the proposal.

"And we'll get that," Shaw added.