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Brevard County votes to commission comprehensive impact-fee study after public pressure on fire, EMS funding
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 to hire Benesh to complete a full countywide impact-fee study (estimated $219,970) after residents and commissioners urged prioritizing fire and EMS fees; a narrower study focused only on fire/EMS would have cost $37,982.
The Brevard County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 on May 6 to commission a comprehensive countywide impact-fee study and to authorize staff to negotiate a contract with the top-ranked firm, Benesh.
The full study option, which the board approved, carries an estimated cost of $219,970. Staff told the board a narrower study limited to fire and emergency medical services would cost $37,982; commissioners and public speakers urged the board to prioritize fire and EMS in the work plan and to complete any portions needed for the FY2026 budget first.
The vote followed extended public comment calling attention to a decades-long gap between the county’s current impact fees and amounts recommended by previous studies. Christina Fleming, a…
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