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Middleton Council lowers water and sewer connection fees for proposed Starbucks, defers transportation fees to workshop
Summary
The Middleton City Council on Oct. 15 approved a one-time reduction in water and sewer connection fees for a proposed Starbucks at Riverpointe, billing the project at 1-inch rates and scheduling a follow-up workshop to review transportation and broader impact fees.
The Middleton City Council on Oct. 15 approved a one-time adjustment to connection fees for a proposed Starbucks at the Riverpointe development, reducing the water and sewer charges that developers had said made the project financially unworkable.
Council moved to bill the project at 1-inch connection rates rather than the 2-inch rates the city had applied to the developer’s permit. Under the motion the water connection will be billed at a 1-inch price point of $8,505.30 and the sewer connection at $28,500. The council specified that transportation impact fees would be handled separately at a later workshop.
The reduction follows a presentation from city staff comparing…
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