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Charlotte County raises utility connection fees and updates indexing; board approves resolution 4-1
Summary
The board approved updated water and wastewater connection fees and misc. charges and adopted a 3.5% annual indexing mechanism; the resolution passed 4-1 with Commissioner Deutsch opposed. Staff said higher connection fees shift more growth costs to developers rather than current ratepayers.
The Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 13 adopted a resolution updating utility connection fees, miscellaneous utility charges and the county's indexing approach for user rates.
Budget staff and consultant Murray Hamilton presented a revised connection-fee study showing higher fully loaded fees for new connections. Staff said an all-in single-family water connection would rise from a prior fully loaded figure of about $6,792 to an updated estimate of roughly $9,118; wastewater updates moved from about $11,201 to $17,596; combined full-cost connections could reach roughly…
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