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La Marque council pauses proposed impact fee increase after engineer presents $8,448.70 recommendation
Summary
After an engineering update that recommended a citywide impact fee of $8,448.70 (a 50% discounted figure), the La Marque City Council voted to hold the current rate and ask staff for more analysis, citing concerns about deterring development and local economic conditions.
La Marque — The La Marque City Council on April 14 voted to hold the city’s impact fees at the current rate and directed staff to continue studying alternatives after the engineering department presented updated calculations that would set a recommended citywide impact fee at $8,448.70.
Brent of the engineering department presented the study and told council the $8,448.70 recommendation already reflects a 50% statutory discount the city may apply. “This amount is already discounted or reduced by 50% of what the recommendation is,” Brent said, then listed the fee breakdown: the water component at…
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