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Baker County commission votes to proceed with full impact-fee and special-assessment study

6429082 · October 21, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners authorized staff to proceed with a contractor engagement to study impact fees for fire, EMS, law enforcement, parks, roads and schools and a special-assessment review of solid waste; the county budgeted $100,000 for the work and the school board has indicated it will fund its share.

The Baker County Board of County Commissioners voted to proceed with a comprehensive impact-fee and special-assessment study, authorizing staff to engage the proposed consultant to evaluate potential fees and assessment methodologies across multiple service areas.

County staff told commissioners that $100,000 was budgeted in the current fiscal year to cover the county’s portion if the board chose to study all options. Staff said the Stantec (via legal/consultant engagement) approach permits combining multiple…

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