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Council raises county impact fees for first time since 1999 in 12‑1 vote
Summary
Council approved Ordinance 25‑045 updating New Castle County impact fees after debate over housing affordability and infrastructure funding. The measure passed 12‑1; supporters said fees were long overdue and fund police, fire and parks; opponents warned it would raise homeownership costs.
New Castle County Council voted 12‑1 on June 24 to adopt Ordinance 25‑045, updating the county’s impact‑fee schedule for the first time since 1999. The ordinance increases developer‑facing impact fees the county charges new development to cover proportionate shares of infrastructure and public‑service costs.
Councilwoman Kendra Durham introduced the ordinance and said the change is intended to align fees with current service costs and to make new development pay its share of the burden for fire, police, parks and other county services. She said the county’s impact fees have not been adjusted in decades and that residents across the county are already paying for service increases through other means.
The ordinance, as…
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