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Boston Restaurants Sue the City Over Outdoor Dining Fee

Posted on May 11, 2022 by curata

The owners of five restaurants in Boston’s North End say in a lawsuit against Mayor Michelle Wu that the city’s $7,500 fee for eateries in the neighborhood that want to offer outdoor dining this summer is unconstitutional.

The four business owners, in their federal complaint filed Monday, said the fee — which applies only to restaurants in the traditionally Italian neighborhood that attracts tourists from around the world — creates “unfair methods of competition.”

The fee violates the restaurant owners’ constitutional due process and equal protection rights, and their rights under the commerce clause, the restaurateurs assert.

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