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The Tbwn of Washington generates most of its revenue by taxing businesses in the town limits, and the Middleton Inn is one of the larger sources of that revenue. This means that under the current plan the Middleton Inn would be paying a large portion of the cost for a capital improvement that couldn’t benefit from for several years. In addition, once Washington’s sewer is running and the town is able to consider special use permits for sewer service to the SSA, the new sewer uses will have to pay the cost of having additional sewer line installed in their property. This could mean higher costs for later sewer customers like the Middleton Inn.
“If you’re paying a significant amount of the sales tax and it’s the money being used to fund this, you shouldn’t have to go tlirough hoops to benefit from it,” said Mary Ann Kuhn, the owner of the Middleton Inn. Kuhn is also a member of Washington’s Planning Commission, but chose to abstain from votiilg on •the referral due to her business involvement. The referral was passed unanimously by the other four members present.
The Town Council is expected to vote on the referred draft of the plan after holding a public hearing at their upcoming November 9 meeting.
Monty Tayloe can be reached at mtayloe@timespapers.com
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