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St. Mary’s County work session: draft CIP balanced but commissioners debate impact-fee study
Summary
County staff presented a draft FY14–FY19 capital improvement plan (CIP) that balances sources and uses and shows a higher impact-fee need than current rates; commissioners debated whether to commission a new impact-fee study and asked staff to consider economic uncertainty and sequestration risks.
St. Mary’s County commissioners reviewed a draft FY2014–2019 capital improvement plan during a Feb. 25 budget work session and were told staff had balanced sources and uses for the first time before the session, while also flagging a large gap between the county’s current per-unit impact fee and the updated calculation.
County budget staff presented a packet that included project detail sheets, a 14-page schedule of operating and debt impacts, and an updated impact-fee calculation. Elaine Cramer, the county finance staff member leading the presentation, said the updated per-dwelling-unit impact-fee estimate in the county’s model rose from $14,905 in the prior update to $15,464 in the current calculation and contrasted…
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