Transportation & Infrastructure Committee approves flat $50 highway utility permit fee and refers change to Administration Committee
Sep 2, 2026
The Douglas County Transportation & Infrastructure Committee approved replacing the current sliding permit fee schedule ($10–$100) with a flat $50 charge per highway utility permit and referred the proposal to the Administration Committee for implementation.
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The Douglas County Transportation & Infrastructure Committee voted Sept. 2, 2026, to approve a proposal to replace the existing sliding Highway Utility Permit fee (ranging from $10 to $100 based on project cost) with a flat $50 per permit and to refer the proposal to the Administration Committee for final action. The motion, made by Steven Long and seconded by John Lohse, was recorded as carried by the committee.
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