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Select Board caps Boston Area Gleaners’ building permit fee at $6,000 to speed cold‑storage project
Summary
Boston Area Gleaners requested a reduction of a roughly $20,403 building permit fee for a refrigerated storage project at 91 Martin St. Building commissioner Ed Mullen recommended a partial waiver (30–50%). The Select Board voted unanimously to cap the fee at $6,000 to help the nonprofit meet state funding timelines.
The Select Board voted unanimously on Feb. 23 to cap building permit fees at $6,000 for Boston Area Gleaners’ refrigerated storage project at 91 Martin Street, after the nonprofit said the portal calculated a permit fee of about $20,403.
Usha Chikhar, executive director of Boston Area Gleaners, told the board the group had secured state food‑security infrastructure funds that must be expended by June and that the permit fee presented a heavy burden. Building Commissioner Ed Mullen told the board that a partial waiver in the 30–50% range would typically cover inspection costs and said the department anticipated repeated site visits during the short timeline.
Select Board member David moved to limit the building permit fee to $6,000; the motion was seconded and carried by unanimous roll call. The reduction aims to cover town inspection and administrative costs while easing the nonprofit’s cash‑flow pressure so state funds can be spent before the June deadline.
Provenance: Topic introduction SEG 301; topic finish SEG 494.
