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Building department reports slower permit revenue; officials outline how impact fees are collected and limited
Summary
Alan Alligood, director of High Springs’ building department, told commissioners permit revenue has slowed, the department holds reserves, and impact fees are collected into restricted funds with limits on allowable uses; speakers compared the city’s fees to neighboring Newberry.
At a budget workshop, Alan Alligood, who introduced himself as the city’s building department representative, reported that permit revenue has slowed this fiscal year and that the department’s reserves could cover operations for a limited period if the trend continues.
The discussion matters because impact fees and permit revenues fund infrastructure and capital projects; restrictions on how those revenues may be used influence future budget and capital decisions.
Alligood outlined revenue sources in the building department, including building permits, surcharges, reinspection and reinstatement fees; he said reinspection fees declined after a local project finished. He described the department’s personnel budget and a…
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