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Council reviews proposed power impact fee increases; public hearing set as board recommends higher fees for large commercial service
Summary
Washington City staff presented an updated power capital facilities plan and recommended impact fees, including proposed increases of about 9% for residential and small commercial services and roughly 20% for large commercial. The council directed public-notice steps toward a February hearing on proposed fee changes.
Power Department staff briefed the council Jan. 22 on an updated Capital Facilities Plan and a companion impact-fee analysis that would raise residential and small-commercial impact fees by roughly 9% and large-commercial fees by roughly 20% under the consultant’s recommendations.
Rick Hanson, Washington City power director, told the council the city’s power board had reviewed the studies and recommended adoption of the updated facilities plan and the revised fee schedule. Hanson said the primary drivers are increased material costs, a revised…
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