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County considers higher building-permit fees for solar and wind projects to offset budget shortfalls
Summary
LaSalle County staff proposed raising building-permit fees for large solar and wind projects and increasing budgeted permit revenue to $200,000; committee sent the ordinance back to Land Use for wording about wind/solar fees and voted to forward it to the full board after Land Use review.
Brian, a county planning/building official, told the Finance Committee the ordinance before the committee updates building permit fees to reflect a renewed contract with SafeBuilt and to align with proposed state energy law language for wind and solar permits. "This ordinance is to update the building permit ordinance for the fees," he said, explaining…
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