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Residents, builders clash over Tampa's "in-lieu" sidewalk fee at public comment
Summary
During public comment, developers and residents disputed the accuracy and fairness of the city’s sidewalk “in-lieu” fee, urging council to adopt a lower, more narrowly defined per-foot cost basis for small infill projects.
Multiple residents, builders and neighborhood advocates used the council’s public-comment period to press the city to change how it calculates the sidewalk “in-lieu” fee — the payment property owners or developers can make instead of constructing sidewalks in front of their property.
Speakers including Kevin Robles, John Lum, Gary Brown and Steve Michelini told the council the fee the city has proposed (discussed in staff reports) vastly overstates the cost a builder would avoid by not installing a sidewalk. “The average cost is running about somewhere between $40 and $50 a linear foot, not the $220 that the city is proposing,” said Steve Michelini, who identified himself as a builder and cited city project cost estimates that he said…
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