28-a is regularly ignored by the Legislature... both parties.
That is why the school systems spend so much time on lawsuits against the State.
But it would not be a ''mandate'' in that the town/city would need to choose that direction. A mandate is a must, not a choice. I believe that the local municipality can forgo any fees that it chooses to.
But would $5 be enough of an incentive over the ease of mail. Some have stated yes, but that is because the option of the marina means a type of one-stop shopping. Until the modern advent of on-line payment, town hall hours were an inconvenience.
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