Building clerk proposes shifting Cold Spring permit fees to construction-cost basis under shared-services model
Jeff Fedakovich, a building clerk working under a shared-services agreement, recommended aligning Cold Spring's permit-fee schedule with the town's approach (charging a percent of construction cost rather than by square foot) to improve fairness and revenue capture; trustees asked about estimates, renewals, exemptions and historic-district implications.
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Jeff Fedakovich (speaker 6), a building clerk serving Cold Spring under a shared-services agreement with the town, presented a proposal to revise the village’s building-permit fee schedule. Instead of charging a flat fee based on square footage, he proposed charging a percent of the project’s construction cost (the town uses roughly 1% as a baseline) with flat fees retained for routine items such as windows, siding, and mechanical permits.
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