Letter: Extra fee for credit card transactions unjustified

A reader questions the justification for city-imposed service fees on non-cash payments for government services.
In a recent Kokua Line, a reader complained about the city adding a service charge when using a payment method other than cash or check (“Readers question fees to use debit cards,” Aug. 30).
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