Select Board debates nonrefundable STR application fee and creates appeals board

Sep 9, 2026

Board members debated adding a $150 administrative fee retained when a short-term rental compliance plan is rejected and agreed to add a nonrefundable clause to the fee schedule with narrow refund exceptions. The board also appointed members to an STR appeals board for one-year terms pending lawyer review.

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Select Board members and working-group participants debated changes to the short-term rental (STR) application and fee process, including a proposed $150 administrative fee to cover staff time when a submitted compliance plan is rejected.

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