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Northampton council debates pavilion fee waivers and tables AARP request for June 10 event
Borough of Northampton Council · March 5, 2026
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Summary
Council debated whether to limit pavilion fee waivers to Northampton-based nonprofits, weighed taxpayer and public-works costs, held the AARP’s June 10 date but voted to table the fee-waiver decision pending a policy or case review.
Council members spent substantial time discussing whether the borough should adopt written rules for pavilion fee waivers and how to apply them. AARP representatives said nonprofits historically expected exemptions: "We are a nonprofit, and we had ... under the theory that the nonprofits were exempt from paying the fees in the…
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