
Town Administrator Thomas Younger said at the last selectmen's meeting that building permit fees are up by $17,000 this year.
"We anticipate that we will do better on fees than we did last year," he said.
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Building permit fees are usually an indication of an improving economy.
Last year, the town projected it would receive $175,000 in building permit fees.
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