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Charlton officials debate proposed increases to building permit fees; no vote taken
Summary
The building commissioner proposed a comprehensive update to the town's permit fee schedule, including sizeable increases for some residential and commercial permits; Select Board members raised questions about user-fee principles versus taxation and requested more analysis before a vote.
Charlton’s building commissioner presented a draft overhaul of the municipal permit fee schedule on April 14 that would raise many permit fees to align with neighboring towns and help recover department operating costs.
The draft proposes changes including raising commercial permit rates from $6 to $8 per $1,000 of value, increasing new‑home dwelling permit fees from $1,300 to…
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