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Selectboard appoints Building Official as Driveway Inspector; schedules hearing to raise permit fee
Summary
The Selectboard appointed the Building Official's office as Driveway Inspector (vote 5-yes) and set a May 12 public hearing to consider raising the longstanding $35 driveway permit fee, citing surrounding towns' $50 charge.
The Brookline Selectboard voted April 28 to appoint the office of the Building Official as the town's Driveway Inspector; the motion passed unanimously (5-yes). Under the arrangement, driveway permits would be signed off by the Building Official in consultation with the Department of Public Works director and the Fire Inspector.
Board members noted the current driveway-permit fee has been $35 for at least 10 years. During discussion they compared fees in neighboring communities (about $50) and decided to hold a public hearing May 12 to consider increasing Brookline's fee; a seven-day notice is required before the hearing. The board instructed staff to publish the hearing notice and to circulate proposed fee language prior to the May 12 meeting.
No fee change was adopted April 28; the Selectboard asked staff to prepare the public-notice materials and a redlined fee proposal for the next meeting.
