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1. What swim level is my child on?
2. What does my child need to do to pass their swim level?
3. Can we request an instructor?
4. What are private/semi-private lessons and what are the benefits?
5. What are partial passes? Do they transfer over sessions?
6. Does my child need to wear a swim diaper?
7. Is the pool strictly salt water or is there chlorine in it as well?
8. Are there any classes offered besides swim lessons?
9. Do you offer a military discount?
10. What are the temperatures of the hot tub and pools?
11. How long is the lap pool?

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1. What is Block Watch?
2. How does Block Watch work?
3. Is Block Watch a lot of extra work?
4. How do I start a Block Watch program?

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1. What is my property zoned?
2. What can I build/develop on my piece of property?
3. What will my building permit cost?
4. Is my permit ready?
5. How can I schedule an inspection?
6. What is my parcel number?
7. What do I need a building permit for?

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1. Why is the City planning to create a City Center now?
2. What does Fife’s Long Range Comprehensive Plan currently say?
3. What does a City Center look like?
4. What will be the outcome of the visioning process?
5. What are goals and objectives for a city center visioning process?
6. How does this relate to what other cities might be doing?

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1. What is a Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA)?
2. Who can propose amendments?
3. How do I submit a proposed amendment?
4. When do I submit a proposed amendment?
5. How much does it cost?
6. What happens to your proposed amendment?

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1. My bank has sent me cancelled checks, which I did not write or authorize. What should I do?
2. Someone has been forging my name on stolen or counterfeit checks. I know one of the checks was cashed at a merchant that had video surveillance. What will happen?
3. When someone forged my checks, the person’s driver’s license number was recorded. Why isn’t that good enough to establish their identity?
4. I keep receiving “bad check” notices from merchants. What am I supposed to do?
5. Why is the original document required to file charges?
6. My checks or credit cards were stolen in the mail. Can I report them stolen?
7. What if my checks or credit cards are stolen from my purse?
8. What do I do if someone uses my identity to open a charge account or checking account in my name?
9. How do I contact the credit bureaus or the check verification companies?
10. How can I reduce my risk of becoming a victim of fraud?
11. My driver’s license was stolen and someone is using my number. What do I do?

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1. What kind of evidence establishes the elements of the offense?
2. What kind of evidence establishes the identity of the offender?

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1. What is identity theft?
2. If I become a victim of identity theft, what can I expect?
3. Will the person who stole my identity be charged?

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1. Am I financially responsible for the forged checks or fraudulent credit transactions?
2. I have gotten notices from merchants demanding payment of returned checks I did not write or credit balances I did not incur. What should I do?

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1. Someone ordered merchandise by mail/Internet using my financial information, and I have the address where it was delivered. What can be done?

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1. What is the impact of the floodplain on Fife?
2. What is the 100-year floodplain?
3. Why are the FEMA Floodplain Maps being revised?
4. How would you find out if you are located in a floodplain?
5. Can individuals obtain flood insurance?

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1. What utilities are provided by the City of Fife?
2. What other utility companies provide services within Fife?
3. How do I begin utility service - can I do so online?
4. Where can I pay my utility bill?
5. Do I have to sign up for all City of Fife utilities or can I choose which ones?
6. I am a business with an irrigation account and I have not received a bill. Why?
7. Why do I have a charge for water during the time my house is vacant?
8. What should I do if I believe my meter reading on my bill is wrong?
9. What types of credit cards does the city accept?
10. What does the consumption rate mean in gallons?
11. Why do I pay the same sewer charge as my neighbor when I have a one-bedroom home and they have a five-bedroom home?
12. Why is the sewer rate so high? And so much higher than the other parts of the bill? And so much higher than where I used to live?
13. What time frame does my bill cover?
14. What day is auto-pay pulled from my account? The bill was due today but hasn’t been withdrawn, is all okay?
15. I signed up for auto-pay, however my bill does not reflect that I am on auto-pay. Can you make sure it is set up correctly?
16. I signed up for auto-pay, but funds have never been drawn from my account?
17. The name on my account is spelled incorrectly (i.e., spelled wrong, first and last name flipped, etc.). How do I get this corrected?
18. What day is water shutoff done?
19. What day is a late fee applied? Why is the late fee so much? Is there a late fee grace period?
20. I have never paid my bill late – can I have the fee waived?
21. What’s the least amount I can pay to get my water turned back on?
22. Can you send me a copy of my bill?
23. Can you send me a history of my account?
24. I am a new resident in Fife. What can I expect my bill to be?
25. I accidentally double paid my bill. Can you reverse the transaction?
26. Can I set my bill up so I am charged monthly rather than bi-monthly?
27. Can I get charges removed from my account if I had a water leak?
28. I am experiencing a water leak. Is there someone at the city who I can call?
29. I do not live within the City of Fife, but I am a utility customer. Where can I find information regarding utility rates for those who live outside the city limits?
30. I live in the City of Edgewood and receive sewer services through the City of Fife. Who is my water company?
31. Why is my sewer a flat rate and my water a varying rate?
32. What can I do to reduce my utility bill?
33. Why am I seeing a rate increase?
34. Why are the new utility rates announced so late in the year?
35. Why is a rate increase needed?
36. Why do sanitary sewer rates increase?
37. Why do water rates increase?
38. What is the storm water (drainage) increase?
39. How are rate increases determined and adopted?
40. Will there be utility rate increases in the future and, if so, what will they be?
41. How is my water bill calculated?
42. How is my sewer bill calculated?
43. How is my storm drainage bill calculated?
44. Who can I contact for more information?

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1. I have been summoned for jury duty. How will I know when I need to report to Court?
2. How do I request to be excused from jury service?
3. Are jurors paid for their services?
4. What kind of cases do Fife Municipal Court jurors hear?
5. How are jurors selected?
6. What can I expect as a juror?

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1. What is a misdemeanor and a gross misdemeanor?
2. What should a person accused of a crime (not a traffic infraction) expect to happen?
3. What hearings will I have to attend?
4. How do I make sure I get notice of my hearing date?
5. What do I do if I miss a Court date?
6. What should I wear and how should I act in Court?
7. How do I get a lawyer/public defender?

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1. What is an infraction?
2. What must I do if I receive an infraction?
3. What should I wear and how should I act in court?
4. What is a mitigation hearing?
5. What is a mitigation hearing by mail?
6. What is a contested hearing?
7. What is a contested hearing by mail?
8. What is a deferred finding?
9. May I have a lawyer at a contested hearing?
10. Is there a right to appeal?
11. Will a traffic infraction appear on my driving record?
12. What if I do not pay my ticket or appear for a hearing?
13. What about a no liability insurance ticket?
14. Can I pay my court legal financial obligations online?

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1. Does Fife allow signs in public rights of ways or only on private property?
2. What are the maximum size of signs, and does this increase or decrease in regards to residential zones and non-residential zones?
3. How soon after an election does a political sign need to be removed?

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1. What is the cost to obtain records?
2. How long will it be before I obtain my records?
3. When will I get a response to my request?
4. What records are exempt from public disclosure?

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1. What is the City of Fife safety camera program?
2. What are red light cameras and how do they work?
3. Is red light running really a problem?
4. If I am already in the intersection when a light turns red, will I get a infraction?
5. Does the City of Fife use standard yellow signal phase times?
6. Did the system “speed up” the signal cycle once it sensed I was there?
7. At a red light, do I have to stop twice: once before the stop line and once after?
8. How long do I have to stay stopped at a red light before turning right?
9. What does the city do with the money received from red light infractions?
10. Will intersections that have red light cameras be publicized?
11. Where can I go to learn more about the rules of the road?
12. Where can I get additional information about red light enforcement?
13. Where can I get additional information about red light enforcement online?
14. Where can I get information about how a signal works online?

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1. Why did I receive a ticket if I was taking a “free” right hand turn?
2. Will this go on my driving record or can I be arrested for this ticket?
3. What if the registered owner was not driving the vehicle at the time of the infraction?
4. What if I sold the car or the car was stolen?
5. What is the fine? Are there any fees for late payments?
6. Can I receive infractions for other offenses as a result of my red light camera infraction?
7. How do I pay my fine?
8. Can I view the images or video clip of the infraction?
9. What is the optimum connection speed when viewing my infraction online?
10. How can I request a hearing?
11. Can I have my hearing in writing, by mail?
12. How long does it take to get an infraction in the mail?

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1. Why do I receive a bill if I don’t have a storm drain on or adjacent to my property?
2. I didn’t ask for the service, why do I have to pay for it?
3. Part of my storm drainage bill shows a charge for “impervious area.” What does that mean?
4. I already pay for the drainage district and for Pierce County Surface Water Management on my property tax bill. Why is the City of Fife charging me another fee for the same service?
5. Will this storm drainage billing be indefinite, or is it for a set period of time?
6. My property still floods in the winter. Now that the City of Fife is charging me for storm drainage, does that mean that the City will fix my drainage problems?
7. I have tenants at my property; can I have them pay?
8. How do I pay my utility bill?