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The Warrant Committee unanimously approved the Center Gateway Overlay District fiscal analysis, with two ex-officio members abstaining, subject to final edits and calculation checks by the chair. The report will clarify projected room-tax revenue and municipal costs for hotel scenarios ranging from 26 rooms to the largest permitted business-class hotel.
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The approved report is intended to help Town Meeting Members assess the potential financial impact of allowing a hotel under the proposed overlay zoning. The committee removed speculative hotel-demand analysis and retained context about comparable projects and possible demand. Municipal service costs were estimated using a per-employee method from RKG, which members acknowledged has limitations.
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