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Council accepts Planning Board recommendation to double tax-map escrow fees; solicitor to amend ordinance

City of Northfield Council · April 7, 2026
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Summary

Following a Planning Board recommendation, council agreed to double escrow fees for tax map revisions to avoid repeated supplemental requests; Solicitor Facenda will prepare ordinance language reflecting the change.

Council President Bucci relayed the Planning Board's recommendation that escrow fees for tax map revisions be doubled to reduce repeated requests for additional professional escrow from applicants. Solicitor Facenda confirmed he would make the necessary changes to the ordinance text and return language for council consideration.

Council voted to accept the Planning Board's recommendation during the work session. The change will require formal ordinance drafting and subsequent readings before becoming effective; no numeric ordinance section was provided during the meeting.