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Commissioners press staff for phase-in options, clearer math and wider outreach on proposed impact-fee hike
Summary
County commissioners urged staff to present phased implementation scenarios, an easy-to-follow executive summary linking plant capacity to households, and broader community engagement after staff proposed a large jump in South Central impact fees.
Commissioners at a Hillsborough County workshop praised the need to expand water and wastewater capacity but urged staff to show clearer math, phased options and more outreach before adopting a large impact-fee increase.
Several commissioners said they agree that growth should pay for expansions but asked staff and the consultant to produce a plain-language executive summary that translates plant capacity and modeling assumptions into the number of households served and the per-home impact. One commissioner said an…
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