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Selectmen sign Georges River Shellfish Warden policy; discuss unpaid boat excise liens
Summary
The board signed the Georges River Shellfish Warden’s Vehicle/Equipment Policy and discussed two long‑standing unpaid documented boat excise accounts that have been liened; Selectman Daniel Staples read part of M.R.S.A. 36§1504 and recommended including the statute with certified letters to delinquent owners.
The Cushing Board of Selectmen signed the Georges River Shellfish Warden’s Vehicle/Equipment Policy during the August 11 meeting.
Selectman Daniel Staples reported there are two boat owners who have not paid their Documented Boat Excise for more than two years and that the boats have been liened. Staples read part of M.R.S.A. 36§1504, saying that "the lien constitutes a lien upon all property of the taxpayer," and recommended that certified letters to the delinquent owners include a copy of the statute. The board agreed with that approach.
Staples said the town had considered whether to tie mooring-fee collection to excise payment; he reported that the Maine Municipal Association advised against that because the fees are distinct. The minutes record that the board agreed to send delinquent owners a certified letter that includes the statute language.
No specific dollar figures for the excise balances were recorded in the minutes, and no formal enforcement vote was taken at the meeting.
