Engineering fees mostly unchanged; staff to raise utility connection fee using construction index
Nov 14, 2025
Nov 14, 2025
City engineer presented the engineering fee schedule and proposed keeping most review fees steady for 2026 while raising the utility connection fee to reflect construction-cost inflation (Seattle construction index), with a correction to the staff report noted.
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City Engineer Rich Meredith reviewed the proposed 2026 engineering fee schedule and said most review fees will remain the same while the utility connection fee will be adjusted upward to reflect construction-cost inflation.
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