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Subject:July 2 Item 6A
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Hello wonderful women of the council,
Thank you as always for your service to our town. I am writing regarding ITEM 6A on the July 2nd
meeting.
Under the proposed change the administrative appeal fee will increase from $797 to $3408. And then an
appeal of a variance will increase from $442 to $2070. If the goal here is to make it so that everyone is
financially prohibited from filing an appeal, then you will have succeed. I don’t feel good about appeals
only being for the rich. What this means is that only the rich will be able to appeal to you to reconsider a
ruling they don’t like whereas anyone in the middle class or lower won’t be able to afford it. That just
feels bad to me. I would have to consider very very carefully whether I was willing to wager thousands of
dollars just for the opportunity to be heard. I’m sure this will weed out most appeals. I have not looked
closely at the other increases proposed but I ask for a similar consideration when raising fees. It’s just so
dang expensive to do just about anything in this town. I understand why it might be necessary and as
always I’m sure the issue is more complicated that I know. I trust your judgement.
Thank you,
Jenn
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Jenn Yost, Ph.D.
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