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Council approves permit-fee waivers for Portsmouth Housing Authority, prompting split commentary over taxpayer effect
Summary
The council voted to waive roughly $686,000 in permit fees for two projects tied to the Portsmouth Housing Authority and Haven (women’s shelter), drawing praise from some councilors as support for nonprofits and concern from others who said the waived amounts rivaled school budget requests.
The Portsmouth City Council on May 19 approved requests to waive permit fees for projects involving the Portsmouth Housing Authority (PHA) and an affiliated effort with Haven for a women’s shelter and workforce housing. Councilors approved the waivers after debate over the fiscal impact and the timing of such incentives.
Residents and councilors raised the cumulative scale of the fee waivers: public comment at the budget hearing referenced a $444,000 fee waiver previously granted to PHA for Sherman School and a separate request for a $142,000 fee…
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