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Middleton cuts water and sewer connection fees for proposed Starbucks, schedules workshop on impact fees
Summary
After developers said Middleton’s connection and impact fees were far higher than neighboring cities, the City Council voted to bill a proposed Starbucks at River Pointe at 1-inch meter rates instead of 2-inch rates and to hold a workshop to reexamine transportation impact fees.
The Middleton City Council on Oct. 15 voted to reduce water and sewer connection charges for a proposed Starbucks at River Pointe, approving a one-time adjustment to bill the project at 1-inch meter rates rather than 2-inch rates and referring transportation impact fees to a workshop.
Council members approved a motion to bill the developer, Northwest Development Companies, for a 1-inch water connection at $8,505.30 and a 1-inch sewer connection at $28,500. The council left the transportation impact fee unchanged and directed staff to schedule a separate workshop to review impact fees and potential individual assessments.
The decision followed a presentation from Monica Hobbs, city staff, who showed a fee comparison among Middleton, Star, Caldwell, Kuna, Emmett and Meridian.…
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