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Commissioners agree to process fee waivers for two Blue River rebuilding cases totaling about $34,750
Summary
Commissioner Buck asked the board to grant fee waivers to two post-fire builders in Blue River (estimated at $34,750 total); staff said the amount could come from Land Management Division reserves and the administrator directed staff to execute the waivers administratively.
Commissioner Buck proposed that Lane County grant fee waivers to two Blue River rebuilding projects that missed a county deadline tied to earlier board fee-waiver authority related to the September post-fire period. Buck said the total amount for both waivers would be approximately $34,750.
Staff clarified the fees are standard land-use and building fees and that at least one applicant has already paid; if approved the county would reimburse that applicant. The Land Management Division director said the cost would likely come from LMD reserves and that the county administrator has the authority to approve reimbursements of that scale; staff characterized the request as a one-time reserve action rather than a structural change to department funding.
Commissioners expressed support and signaled agreement by head nods; the administrator recorded an assignment to proceed with the fee-waiver execution as directed by the board.
Next steps: staff will process the waivers and any required budget adjustments as part of a supplemental budget or administrative action, and report back to the board as required by county policy.
