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Board notes town-incurred cleanup costs and attorney fees to be placed as special tax on parcel
Summary
The board discussed a town-funded cleanup of a property, confirmed the town incurred costs for dumpsters and tipping fees and said attorney fees (reported around $7,500) and cleanup costs will be added as a special tax to the parcel.
The Planning Board reviewed a town-funded cleanup of a private property and confirmed that cleanup expenses and attorney fees will be added to the parcel as a special tax.
Board members said town crews and contract services completed cleanup work after a court order, and the town incurred costs including dumpsters and tipping fees. One speaker summarized the financial consequence: attorney fees were "say give or take around 7500," and the board said the fees and cleanup costs will be placed as a special tax on the property so that future buyers will see the added charge.
Board members clarified that the council had agreed to pursue collection and that the town had stepped in to complete work after deadlines passed. No new vote to levy the special tax was recorded in the planning-board transcript; the board recorded the status and that the town would add the costs to the property tax record.
Next steps: the town will finalize accounting of cleanup and attorney fees and proceed with adding the special tax to the parcel; the board will note the outcome in records.
