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Developer Octavio Rodriguez raises dispute over impact fee calculation; council moves matter to executive session

City of Pasco City Council (workshop) · November 25, 2025
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Summary

Developer Octavio Rodriguez told the council he submitted a permit application before a June ordinance that imposed new traffic impact fees and that staff later changed his application and charged a $75,000 fee; the city attorney requested the matter be discussed in executive session and council agreed to close the meeting for legal review.

Developer Octavio Rodriguez addressed the council at the Nov. 24 workshop to dispute the city’s calculation of a traffic impact fee on his project. Rodriguez said his signed application was submitted before a June ordinance establishing or changing impact fee rules, and he argued that his project therefore should be grandfathered from the new fee. Rodriguez…

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