Natick Holds Hearing to Discuss Adjusting License Fees

Natick’s Board of Selectmen are holding a public meeting on Monday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. to determine whether or not to adjust the license fees for 2015.

The public is encouraged to attend.

The following is a list of the current fees as posted on the town’s website (fees are per year):

Common Victualer’s All Alcohol $3,000

Common Victualer’s Wine & Beer 1,750

Common Victualer’s Wine & Beer w/Cordials 2,250

Common Victualer’s w/lounge 3,500

Common Victualer’s Wine & Beer w/lounge 2,000

Package Store All Alcohol 2,000

Package Store Wine & Malt 750

Club 500

Innholder Alcohol 4,000

General On Premises 2,000

One day 50

New Application Fee 250

Fee for Change in Condition (Change of

Manager, Stock Pledge, etc) 100

COMMON VICTUALER’s 50

AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT DEVICES

First Machine 50

Each Additional Machine 35

Renewal Fee Per Machine 35

DAILY/SUNDAY ENTERTAINMENT

Theatre - per movie theatre 300

Entertainment – non-movie 100

Juke Box 25

Innholder/Common Victualer’s dancing & music No Fee

Sunday - per license 250

Entertainment - one day 25

INNHOLDER’s 50

LODGING HOUSE 50

CLASS I, II, 100

CLASS III 100

*GASOLINE STORAGE

Not over 2,000 Gallons 35

Each additional l,000 gallons or parts thereof 5

(Maximum fee of $150)

Annual registration (one-half the license fee)

*This is set in the Town’s By-Laws

BOWLING - per alley 8

TAXI CAB

Per cab 10

Per taxi vehicle driver permit 5

BILLIARDS per table 10

JUNK COLLECTORS/DEALERS 25

HAWKER’S & PEDDLER’S/TRANSIENT VENDOR 25

*FORTUNE TELLER 2

*This is set by Town Meeting

The meeting is held at the Town Hall, Edward H. Dlott Meeting Room.

Do you think the fees should go up, or down? Stay the same? Post your comments in the comments section below.