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Middleton resident urges clearer impact fee process for new developers
Summary
Don Reynolds, a new member of Middleton’s Impact Fee Advisory Board, testified at the Aug. 6 council meeting that the city should better explain how impact fees are calculated and applied, especially for new or smaller commercial developers.
Don Reynolds, a Middleton resident and new member of the city’s Impact Fee Advisory Board, told the City Council on Aug. 6 that developers need clearer, more consistent explanations of impact fees and how the charges are calculated.
Reynolds, who identified his address as 450 East Walcott Lake Court, said he attended advisory‑board and planning meetings and had observed developers surprised by the detailed breakdown of fees when moving a project forward. "When they get to see behind the scenes that, by the way, you're paying this much in these refuse and this much in permits and this much in these, they really start to question where those numbers come from," he said.
Reynolds said he heard developers…
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