Last night, the Easton Town Council continued public comment on Council President Frank Gunsallus’s proposal to eliminate the 10-cent fee for paper bags that town retail businesses must charge their customers.
Three standouts for the Spy, representing very different points of view, were statements made by Alan Girard from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Sara Price of the Maryland Retail Alliance, who support the 10 cent fee charge, and Easton resident Shari Wilcoxon, who represents a local organization that supports the repeal.
The resolution was later brought to a vote, with three council members voting to maintain the 10-cent charge (Abbatiello, Curry, Davis) and two in favor (Gunsallus, Montgomery).
Public Comment Highlights (13 minutes)
Council Member Highlights and Vote
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