{"id":46860,"date":"2024-06-19T16:13:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T20:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=46860"},"modified":"2024-06-19T16:13:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T20:13:51","slug":"a-new-study-recommends-raising-impact-fees-for-new-residential-units-from-2966-to-7275","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/06\/19\/a-new-study-recommends-raising-impact-fees-for-new-residential-units-from-2966-to-7275\/","title":{"rendered":"A new study recommends raising impact fees for new residential units from $2,966 to $7,275."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lakeland hasn\u2019t raised the water and wastewater impact fees it charges on new developments since 2011. Now, a consultant is recommending doubling the impact fee for each new residential unit from\u00a0$2,966<\/a>\u00a0to $7,275.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The city paid Maitland-based Raftelis Financial Consultants Inc.<\/a> $21,000 in April 2020<\/a> to review its water and wastewater impact fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Murray Hamilton, vice president of Raftelis, told commissioners that the city\u2019s current fee is far below the actual cost of adding new users to its system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe fee really aims to avoid growth-related costs from burdening existing customers \u2026 The idea is growth pays for growth<\/strong>.\u201d TREVOR MCCARTHY, SENIOR CONSULTANT FOR RAFTELIS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The City Commission is unlikely to leave the rate untouched, as it did in 2015. However, they can choose an amount lower than the recommended fee of $7,275.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The commission is expected to consider the matter at its July 1 meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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