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Selectmen adopt updated building, electrical and plumbing permit fee schedule; changes take effect July 1
Summary
After a multi-month review, the Board of Selectmen approved a modest increase to the town's building, electrical and plumbing permit fees and a new three-tiered roof-mounted solar permit fee; the new schedule takes effect July 1 to allow time for system updates and public notice.
The Board of Selectmen voted March 11 to adopt an updated fee schedule for building, electrical and plumbing permits and to add a three-tiered residential solar permit fee. The schedule will take effect July 1, 2025.
Building department staff and the building commissioner told the board the town had not substantially updated many permit fees in several years and that rising administrative costs—inspection time, plan reviews and record keeping—warranted modest increases. The building commissioner said the proposed schedule was set to align the town with peer communities while remaining moderate…
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