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Board adopts higher transportation impact fees for new development after heated debate

3701355 · May 20, 2025
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Summary

Following a lengthy public discussion and several procedural votes, the Board of Supervisors approved a structure raising transportation impact fees to 30% of the study’s maximum calculated rate, with the Planning Commission to continue review.

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt a revised transportation impact‑fee schedule that sets commercial and residential fees at 30% of the consultant‑calculated maximum. The decision follows extended public comment and a contentious exchange among supervisors about timing and scope.

Supporters of higher fees argued the county needs additional local funding to cover planned but unfunded road projects in the county’s…

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