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Panama City tables proposed water and wastewater connection fee increases pending affordability measures
Summary
After hours of public comment from builders and residents, the commission voted 5-0 to table proposed increases to water and wastewater connection fees. Commissioners asked staff to return with options including phased implementation, payment plans, exemptions for infill/platted lots, and use of SHIP funds to offset costs for affordable housing.
Panama City commissioners on Oct. 28 voted unanimously to table a proposed ordinance that would raise water and wastewater connection fees, asking staff to return with targeted options to reduce the impact on existing residents and affordable housing.
The ordinance (32-74) proposed new equivalent residential connection (ERC) fees of $1,350 per ERC for water and $1,610 per ERC for wastewater, increases the utilities division said were recommended by a Raftelis study to reflect capital investments and to recover capacity costs…
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