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Lane County board sets fifth reading for land‑management fee ordinance after phased 7% increase proposal
Summary
The Lane County Board of Commissioners voted to tentatively approve an ordinance to phase in a 7% building‑program permit fee increase July 1 and set a fifth reading for May 13, 2025. Staff said fees currently cover only a portion of division costs and proposed the phased approach to stabilize the Land Management Division budget.
Lane County commissioners on April 29 voted to tentatively approve an ordinance that would phase in permit fee increases for the Land Management Division and scheduled a fifth reading of the ordinance for May 13, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.
County land‑management staff told the board the division is running a structural deficit and proposed a phased, three‑year fee increase to improve long‑term funding stability. “the land management division is facing a large structural deficit with because permit fees have not kept pace with rising costs,” County staff member Mr. Miller said during the meeting.
The ordinance before the board (Ordinance 2504) would…
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