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Palm Coast council delays decision on updated transportation impact fees after wide-ranging debate
Summary
City council on June 3 reviewed a proposed update to Chapter 29 (transportation impact fees) that would raise many fees based on a 2050 roadway plan and rising construction costs; council directed staff to rework costing assumptions and tabled the ordinance to the next workshop for more detailed numbers.
Palm Coast City Council on Tuesday began — but did not finish — a contentious review of proposed transportation impact fee increases that would fund road projects through 2050, then tabled the ordinance after lengthy council and public discussion.
The first reading of an ordinance to update Chapter 29 (transportation impact fees) would have raised rates for several land-use categories, reflecting a recalculated capital plan and higher construction costs. City consultant Jonathan Paul of New Urban Concepts told the council the updated plan initially calculated roughly $157 million in roadway improvements, later revised to about $124 million after the council asked staff to remove a portion of U.S. 1 and to assume additional outside funding. Paul said the per-mile construction cost used in the update rose from roughly $7 million in 2018 to about $15 million in the…
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