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Board narrows fee increases, seeks targeted relief for small businesses and adaptive reuse
Summary
At the work session the Arlington County Board discussed alternatives to a broad, single‑year fee increase proposed in the manager’s budget, asked staff for guidance and agreed to exempt or phase certain fees (including adaptive reuse and select use permits) to reduce immediate impacts on small businesses and ongoing development activity.
Arlington County Board members spent extended time debating proposed fee increases in the development fund and a manager proposal to accelerate fee recovery into a single fiscal year. Members asked staff for more targeted, phased options and reached consensus on exempting or phasing select fees to lessen immediate impacts on small businesses, arts organizations and Columbia Pike projects.
County planning and finance staff presented two alternatives: (1) a larger phased approach spread over fiscal years 2026–27 to achieve fuller cost recovery, and (2) a…
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