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BOCC directs countywide impact‑fee study, opts to update 2012 levels; to solicit Kimley‑Horn work authorization
Summary
The Okeechobee County BOCC voted Feb. 13 to proceed with an updated countywide impact‑fee study (updating 2012 levels of service), directing staff to solicit a scope of work (Kimley‑Horn) and to model countywide fees with reduced rates inside city limits where justified.
The Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 13 directed staff to pursue an updated impact‑fee study (option 2 on the agenda) that would update the county’s 2012 levels of service and prepare new impact‑fee schedules. Commissioners voted unanimously to proceed and to ask staff to solicit a scope of work and price from continuing services consultant Kimley‑Horn, with the expectation staff will return with a work authorization for board approval.
The decision followed an extended discussion that included policy options for whether fees should apply only in unincorporated areas or…
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