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East Bethel council adopts $1,500 trail dedication fee after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing, the East Bethel City Council voted Dec. 22 to amend the city code to add a $1,500-per-single-family-unit trail dedication fee and $3,500 park dedication; councilmembers debated when developers should be required to build trails versus pay cash-in-lieu.
The East Bethel City Council voted Dec. 22 to amend Chapter 66, Section 66-165 of the city code to add a trail dedication fee of $1,500 per single-family lot and a park dedication fee of $3,500 per single-family lot.
City staff introduced the ordinance amendment at a public hearing, saying the fee addresses a lack of funding for trail construction in the parks capital-improvement plan and that the fee amount was established based on what other communities charge. "$1,500 is not gonna get…
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