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Milford school officials ask city to back county school impact fee to fund capital needs
Summary
Milford School District representatives described the funding gap for major and minor school capital projects and urged the city to support a county-level school impact fee model similar to Kent County's 1.16% building-permit charge. Council members voiced support and raised concerns about affordability, exemptions and state-level authorization.
Dr. Sarah Hale, representing the Milford School District, told the Milford City Council in workshop remarks that the district is studying a county-level school impact fee to help pay for school capital projects.
"Currently Kent County charges 1.16% on their building permits, and that goes to the school district," Hale said, adding that the Milford Middle School project was fully funded without raising local taxes in part because of Kent County's impact-fee revenue. Hale told council staff that, using city permit records since 2020, the district estimated it would have received "just over $400,000" in qualifying revenue under a 1.16% charge.
The request matters because Milford school leaders said…
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