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Commission discusses Vermillion Cliff special service district fees; agrees to remove new-resident charge pending impact-fee study
Summary
Kane County commissioners agreed to remove a proposed "new resident" fee from a service agreement with Kanab/municipal partners and directed staff to progress the remainder of the draft, while recommending the district pursue an impact-fee study to set legally defensible new-development charges.
The Kane County Commission on May 27 reviewed a proposed service agreement for the Vermillion Cliff Special Service District and directed staff to remove a proposed "new resident" fee clause from the draft contract, citing legal constraints on charging development fees without an impact-fee study.
County counsel explained that while a city can negotiate service charges by contract, a special service district could not lawfully collect a development-style "new resident" fee and transfer it without…
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