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Rangeley committee flags impoundment and notification language as 'impractical' and votes wording changes
Summary
Members said impoundment and notification provisions in proposed Chapter 35 are difficult to enforce and may conflict with state processes; the committee voted to remove a problematic term and asked staff to rework notice, towing and fee-collection language.
Committee members raised several substantive concerns about impoundment, towing and the required notification procedures in the draft Chapter 35.
One member summarized the problem as enforcement impracticality: "This section is darn near impossible to enforce," the Chair said while reading the police chief's recommendations. Members questioned whether the police department should handle collection of impoundment and storage fees and whether the town must publish notices in a local printed paper when the town may no longer have one. They suggested splitting the notification paragraph to distinguish known owners (24-hour notification expectation) from unknown owners (publication requirements) and adding modern notice routes such as the town website or social media if statutes allow.
The committee also voted to remove the word 'impoundment' from the problematic section to simplify recovery language and asked staff to rework towing-contract and fee-collection language so the tow company collects storage fees and the town issues receipts.
