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Council hears request to waive $3,000 building-permit fee for community splash pad; no vote
Summary
Councilors discussed a request to waive a $3,000 local building-permit fee for construction of a splash pad funded largely by the Rotary Club of Biddeford and Saco. City staff said the city has already funded earthwork and design; staff recommended waiving the fee and the item will return for future action.
Councilors heard a request Jan. 27 to waive building-permit fees for a planned splash pad in Saco. Director Summers explained the project is largely funded by the Rotary Club of Biddeford and Saco; the city has performed some earthwork and has taken on design and engineering work. Summers said the $3,000 in question would be captured as engineering and design costs and that charging one city department to another would be inefficient; she recommended waiving the charge.
Councillor Berman expressed support for the project and disclosed membership in the Rotary Club of Biddeford and Saco. Councilor Hatch asked whether the fee schedule could include a general exemption for city-owned property; Director Summers said that gray-area questions are best brought to council for decision. No vote was taken at the Jan. 27 meeting; the item will be brought back on a future agenda for formal action.
The transcript indicates the city would absorb costs for earthwork and design and that the permit fee under consideration is approximately $3,000. The council did not adopt a fee-waiver policy at this meeting.
