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Marbletown warns applicants about fraudulent fee solicitations
Summary
Officials warned applicants that fraudulent fee requests have targeted people submitting applications statewide; the planning office advised applicants to refuse wire/credit-card requests via email and bring suspicious demands to town staff.
The chair alerted board members and members of the public that some applicants across the state have received fraudulent fee solicitations linked to planning and permitting processes. Board members were told that the town will not request wire transfers or direct online credit-card payments by blanket email and that applicants should report suspicious fee requests to town staff.
Staff clarified that the town primarily accepts checks or in-person credit-card payments and will not send blanket emails asking for direct transfers. The chair asked both board members and the public to bring any outrageous fee requests to the planning office for verification and assistance.
