“Under new proposed guidelines, any movie company that wants to shoot a film in Coupeville will have to pay and keep on paying.Not to mention getting permission from a local cast of characters, working out minute details ahead of time, signing a variety of agreements and then paying some more money.The draft guidelines come from a movie committee that was appointed by Mayor Nancy Conard after some angry people, mainly Front Street business owners, complained about the filming of the movie “Practical Magic” two summers ago.Business people were upset when the movie crew closed off the streets to both parking and pedestrian customers. The company reimbursed the owners in a way that was seen as unfair, with some people getting very small amounts and others getting more.Jack McPherson, a retired businessman and owner of a Front Street building, presented the guidelines proposed by the movie committee at a public meeting Monday night. He said the intent of the document is to define the rules for the filming company and protect the interests of local people.“They’re going to come to our town and say, ‘Gee these aren’t a bunch of stupid bumpkins and we’re going to have to deal with them,’ ” McPherson said.McPherson conceded that the proposed ordinance will need some paring. In an effort to create consensus, he said all the different ideas suggested by the committee were lumped into the guidelines, making the seven-page document “overly wordy.”The document will next go to the Town Council and the town attorney for consideration.At the meeting Monday, Conard said there are movie makers who are interested in Coupeville, but town attitudes have kept them away. One production company called and talked to her and another actually sent a scout to the town. Just last week a producer for a film crew working on a History Channel project called her about filming in the town.In each case, Conard said she was very honest with the film makers and explained that the “local climate” was negative towards movie projects.“I said it would be difficult,” she said. “I said this is a community where people have difficulty agreeing.”In each case, the production companies decided to look elsewhere.On the other hand, Conard pointed out that the negative attitude of some merchants and a few others does not extend to the community as a whole. A recent survey of town residents showed that a clear majority of people support the filming of movies in town.But even with a set of guidelines, Conard said she doubts there is much of a chance that a major movie will be made in Coupeville again — at least not in the near future.“I think it will be difficult even with those regulations,” she said, “because there are such strong feelings.”McPherson disagrees. He said the few local people who were dead-set against any filming in town have relented and agreed they would support a project as long as their needs are met and the town gets some money out of the deal.When it comes to money, McPherson said movie companies have plenty of it to go around. “After all, they don’t have to build a set if they film here,” he said. “We are the set.”—————-Movie moneyUnder the committees’ recommendations, this is a process a production company would have to go through to film in Coupeville:1. The applicant must apply for a permit and pay a $2,500 permit fee.2. The mayor notifies the community about the permit request and sets up a public meeting, where the applicant presents the proposal. At the end of the meeting, the mayor decided if the project is acceptable.3. If the mayor accepts the project, the applicant must contact each affected citizen and make individual contracts which include money for inconvenience or loss of business.4. The applicant will meet with town officials to arrange for police security and use of facilities, as well as a fee based on the town’s cost plus 10 percent.5. Both the filmers and the town must appoint liaisons.6. The applicant must pay a general use fee, plus a daily fee. The committee did not recommend a fee amount, but McPherson said $10,000 a day would be appropriate. “