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Consultant outlines impact‑fee basics, process and tradeoffs in Beaumont presentation
Summary
HDR senior project manager Grady Reid presented an overview of water and wastewater impact fees, including allowable uses, service-area definitions, the capital improvement plan process and the role of an appointed advisory committee; council and public raised questions about costs, exemptions and effects on growth.
Grady Reid, senior project manager for HDR Engineering, delivered an "Impact Fee 101" presentation to the Planning Commission and City Council, describing how one‑time impact fees are typically calculated and applied to new or expanded development for water and wastewater infrastructure.
Reid told the joint meeting that impact fees are "a one time payment" levied on new or expanded development to recover city costs for new infrastructure that serves growth. He described the standard process: define a service area, prepare land‑use and utility-demand forecasts for a 10‑year planning horizon, identify a growth‑related capital improvement plan (CIP), compute…
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