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Wells selectmen appoint subcommittee to draft lodging fee calculations after legal briefing
Summary
Selectmen appointed two members to draft initial lodging fee calculations and sought staff data tied to the 2020 Eno v. Town of Bar Harbor decision; debate focused on whether to pick a fee now or produce a data-backed number for phased implementation.
Selectmen on Dec. 3 opened a workshop to define the mission of the town's Lodging Advisory Committee and to map next steps for setting lodging-license fees, appointing a two-member subcommittee to prepare initial calculations.
Leah, the staff attorney, briefed the board on Eno v. Town of Bar Harbor (2020), explaining that "any fee established by a municipality for any license or permit must reasonably reflect the municipality's costs associated with that license or permit procedure and enforcement," and that courts consider both direct and indirect costs as well as certain…
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