Cold Spring board backs simplifying escrow for board public-hearing applications
Trustees tentatively agreed to simplify application escrow requirements across review boards (proposal: a single $1,000 escrow for public-hearing applications, returned if unused) and to raise the HDRB application fee from $30 to $40; staff will formalize changes for the fee schedule.
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The board discussed a proposal from the HDRB to replace a public-hearing fee with an escrow model and to raise HDRB application fees from $30 to $40. HDRB and counsel recommended escrows that better reflect attorney and advertising costs; trustees debated tiered escrows (e.g., $500 residential, $750 commercial) versus a single uniform escrow amount for simplicity.
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