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Washington County proposes 8.5% average permit fee increase and a small valuation fee to shore up services
Summary
County staff proposed an 8.5% increase to many building-permit and current-planning fees for the fiscal year beginning July 1, citing staffing costs, vendor cloud migration and reserve requirements; staff propose a small additional valuation-based fee to offset general-fund reductions for code compliance.
Washington County staff proposed a roughly 8.5% increase to most building permit and current-planning fees for the fiscal year beginning July 1 to maintain service levels and meet reserve requirements, and outlined an optional small valuation-based fee to replace a portion of general-fund support for land-use code compliance.
Carol Johnson, Planning and Development Services division manager, said the division operates primarily on fee revenue and that prior under-indexed fees required a 50% increase in fiscal year 2023-24 to stabilize operations. She said staff now propose…
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