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Smithville staff proposes meter-size impact fees to reflect actual flow
Summary
City staff proposed restructuring water and wastewater impact fees to base charges on meter capacity (flow) rather than a flat per-meter charge, and will bring revised fee schedules and comparative benchmarks to upcoming meetings.
City staff proposed changing Smithville's water and wastewater impact-fee structure to base charges on meter capacity (flow) rather than a flat per-meter fee, arguing the current approach lets some developers obtain greater capacity for the same fee.
The change would apply to new permits and is intended to align the city's one-time developer charges with the actual capacity a meter can provide.
"The purpose of the impact fees is to collect revenues from the developers to offset expansion of our infrastructure," a city…
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