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Council discussion: who holds development fees and how long they can be kept
Summary
At a Sammamish City Council meeting, speakers debated whether the ARC should hold collected development fees and whether those funds should be spent within a five-year rolling period or held until a project is identified.
At a Sammamish City Council meeting, speakers debated who should hold collected development fees and how long the money may be kept before being spent.
The discussion centered on two options: assigning custody of the fees to the ARC and imposing a maximum holding period on collected funds. Supporters said ARC custody would centralize administration; others asked whether fees could be held indefinitely until a specific project is identified. One participant…
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