MG Building Permit Fees

Historical Documentation

With Annotations by Rich Cohen

8/16/18
October 16, 2015 1
October 16, 2015 2
October 16, 2015 3

“reduction of 50%”
October 16, 2015 4
October 16, 2015 5
October 19-20, 2015 6
November 2-3, 2015 7
November 2-3, 2015 8
November 9, 2015 9
November 9, 2015 10
November 17, 2015 11

“Dif between new and

“C. Greene working on renovation”
getting it knocked down”
November 19, 2015 12
December 9, 2015 (letter dated 12/9.15. forwarded by email on 12/28) 13

”track eligible hours and costs….”

“this will likely constitute a partial waiver”
December 9, 2015 14
December 9, 2016 15
December 9-11, 2015 16
December 9-11, 2015 17
December 9-11, 2015 18
December 9-11, 2015 19
December 28, 2016 20
December 28, 2016 21

“settle up at the end of the project”

based upon
“total cost of services provided”
which would be a savings compared to
published fee schedule
December 28, 2016 22
December 28, 2016 23

“50% of published fee schedule”

December 28, 2016 24
July 29, 2017 25

$309,554
according to published fee schedule
March 2, 2018 Invoice 26
Williamstown inspection fee schedule 2018 27

Question: Even if electrical inspectors cost the Town of Williamstown $1000 per day, is it reasonable to
that would spend 142 eight-hour days inspecting the wiring of the MG project?
Comparison to a comparable building project where multiple 28
towns pay building fees to a single town: Athol-Royalston