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Council waives sidewalk fee for Habitat for Humanity project, declines blanket SDC cut
Summary
The City Council declined a proposed 50% reduction in system development charges (SDCs) for Habitat for Humanity but voted to waive the sidewalk fee in-lieu for a specific project after discussion about precedent and budget impacts.
St. Helens city councilors on Feb. 5 considered a request from Habitat for Humanity to cut system development charges (SDCs) by 50% and to waive the sidewalk fee in-lieu for an upcoming build.
At a work-session item, a motion to both reduce SDCs by 50% and waive the sidewalk fee was discussed; council members raised concerns about precedent, frequency of such requests and impacts to city finances. City staff explained the fee-in-lieu funds are set aside for frontage improvements and that waiving the fee removes the revenue…
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