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Livingston County trims FY2026 budget after state caps wind and solar permit fees
Summary
The Livingston County Board approved an amendment to the FY2026 budget after staff said state legislation capped commercial wind and solar building-permit fees at $75,000, cutting expected permit revenue from $13 million to roughly $300,000 and contributing to a reported $8.2 million fund deficit.
The Livingston County Board on Thursday approved an amendment to the FY2026 annual budget after staff said recent state legislation sharply limited the county’s ability to collect building-permit fees from commercial wind and solar farms.
Diane, a county finance staff member, told the board that the county had budgeted about $13,000,000 in permit revenue based on a local ordinance that charged $10,000 per megawatt for commercial energy projects. "The new legislation passed a week ago has put a maximum amount on what can be collected for the building permit, and that limit is $75,000," she said. "So that goes from 13,000,000 to about 300,000."…
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