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Kanosh council adopts amended impact-fee ordinance after brief debate and roll-call vote
Summary
The Kanosh Town Council voted to adopt Ordinance 01082025 establishing a new impact fee schedule for water hookups after discussion about averaging and timing; the ordinance passed 3–1 in roll call.
The Kanosh Town Council voted to adopt an amended impact-fee ordinance, Ordinance 01082025, during its meeting on Jan. 8, 2025. The motion to adopt the ordinance, including a correction in section 3, carried on a roll-call vote with three members voting aye and one voting nay.
Council members debated whether to set a single flat fee or follow the study schedule that changes the fee annually. Several council members favored a single, easier-to-track flat fee — suggestions ranged from roughly $4,500 to $5,500 per hookup — while others raised legal and revenue concerns about charging more than the fee study allows. One speaker noted the town’s fee study limits how high the town may charge based on the underlying methodology and advised caution about setting amounts that could exceed the study’s allowable charge.
Council discussion covered how an averaged fee would affect early builders, possible annual adjustments, and the impact of future loans for the well project on fee calculations. A council member emphasized that increasing the fee now effectively discounts costs for early builders if the fee is revised upward later, potentially reducing revenue available to complete system upgrades. Another councilmember said the study could be reviewed annually, but noted the consultant’s study is established for up to 20 years.
A motion to adopt Ordinance 01082025 as presented (with the stated correction in section 3) was moved and seconded. The council conducted a roll-call vote. The record shows Neil Shumway, Josh Whitaker and Scott McDonald voting aye; Dave Whitaker voted nay. The motion carried by a 3–1 vote. The ordinance number was read into the record as 01082025 during the motion; the council also referenced the study prepared by Lynn Wall as the basis for the schedule presented.
Council members discussed implementation timing and noted that an amended impact-fee schedule would be rescinded effective 90 days from the date stated in the meeting minutes. No additional formal direction to staff about the schedule review cadence was recorded in the transcript.
The council’s action establishes the ordinance for Kanosh’s impact-fee schedule and leaves open the option of future review and adjustment tied to system needs and any major capital financing decisions.
