OTISFIELD — Heniger Park camp owners say they would support a long-term lease proposed by town officials, who are hoping to get fair market value from expiring park leases and increase the tax base in town. The Heniger Park Reassessment Committee will detail its plan during an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15, […]
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Otisfield committee stands firm on Heniger park lease fees
OTISFIELD — The Heniger Park Reassessment Committee said Thursday night it can not support an annual land lease rate that is not equitable with what other camp owners on Pleasant Lake are assessed. Instead, the committee held firm to its recommendation from last October, which one lessee called, “unjust.” The 100-acre parcel of mostly wooded […]
Meeting planned on Otisfield camp lot assessments
OTISFIELD — Selectmen Chairman Hal Ferguson said Friday he will arrange a meeting soon with the town’s attorney to review how the town set a fair market value for properties in Heniger Park. He said the bottom line will be simple: What is a lease for the approximately 35 town lots on Pleasant Lake really […]
Tensions high over proposed lot fees for Otisfield’s Heniger Park
OTISFIELD — Selectman Len Adler said Wednesday that a move to increase town lease fees on lots at Heniger Park on Pleasant Lake doesn’t go far enough. “I want to get fair market value. No more. No less,” he said. Adler is also a member of the Heniger Park Reassessment Committee. The committee was formed […]