Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the System Development Fees topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board adopts system development fee methodology; fees to be included in manager's budget for July decision
Summary
After a public hearing on a 45-day study, the board adopted a resolution accepting the incremental methodology for water and sewer system development fees. The board did not adopt dollar amounts at the hearing; those will be included in the manager's budget for potential adoption on July 16.
The Board of Commissioners on June 2 adopted a resolution accepting the system development fee (SDF) analysis and the incremental methodology used to calculate water and sewer fees, Union County Water Business Operations Director Amy McCaskill said during a required public hearing.
McCaskill explained the process: the county posted the final study for a 45-day public comment period and convened the public hearing after receiving one written public comment. "This is to report back to you, on the public comments we received during the 45 day public comment period, and next steps would be to approve the resolution in the business item today, and to have updated fees in the county manager's budget," McCaskill said.
McCaskill and staff said the incremental method bases fees on a percentage of growth tied to transmission and collection projects and the Catawba water plant. She described the incremental fee examples presented in the study as applying to a 3/4-inch meter: "I believe water was... $4,669, and that that would be the incremental rate, and sewer would be $10,800," McCaskill said; she also clarified the board is being asked to adopt the methodology and resolution, with amounts to be included later in the manager’s budget.
Public comments at the hearing included support from Joel Down of Wesley Chapel, who said he favored the proposed fees because they fund water and sewer infrastructure; McCaskill said the county received one written comment opposing new development and urging investment in parks and roads.
Board action: A commissioner moved to adopt the resolution accepting the SDF analysis and incremental methodology and the board approved the motion by voice vote. Staff said the adopted methodology will be used to present fee amounts that the board could adopt as part of the manager’s budget on July 16.
Next steps: The manager will include the fee amounts in the budget for board consideration on July 16 if the board wishes to adopt specific SDF dollar amounts for different meter sizes at that time.
