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Sandpoint council adopts full impact-fee schedule after debate over phased approach
Summary
The Sandpoint City Council voted to adopt updated development impact fees and the 2025 Capital Improvement Plan after a public hearing and extended deliberation. The council voted to implement the maximum supportable fees immediately rather than phasing increases, with the mayor breaking a tie for passage.
Sandpoint — The Sandpoint City Council voted Wednesday to adopt the 2025 Capital Improvement Plan and implement updated development impact fees at the full, "100%" level recommended in the consultant study, a decision supporters said ensures growth pays for growth while critics urged a phased approach.
The council approved the measure in a roll-call vote after more than an hour of questions and debate about timing, affordability and how collected fees would be used. President Ruhl moved to adopt the full fee schedule; Councilor Schreiber seconded, and Mayor Jeremy Grama cast the deciding vote after the roll call resulted in a tie. The motion passed.
Council members deliberated whether to phase increases over three years or adopt the consultant'recommended maximum immediately. Supporters said adopting the full fee now places the cost of new infrastructure on new development. Opponents warned the list of capital projects in the plan is ambitious and that immediate full implementation…
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