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Deltona commission adopts higher impact fees, approves modest interim rate increase after lengthy utility study debate
Summary
After a lengthy presentation by GovRates and extensive public comment, the Deltona City Commission approved raising development impact fees to $9,060 and a 1.6% interim user-rate adjustment while deferring full master-fee adoption to a workshop.
Deltona — The City Commission on Wednesday moved forward on funding a multi-year utility capital program by approving a higher impact fee for new development and a modest automatic user-rate adjustment while postponing adoption of the full updated master fee schedule.
Consultant Brian Manse of GovRates told commissioners that Deltona serves about 36,500 water accounts, 7,500 wastewater accounts and roughly 1,750 reclaimed-water accounts, and that the city faces significant capital reinvestment needs — roughly $172.8 million through 2030 — to maintain compliance and system reliability. Manse said those projects include a Fisher Advanced Water Treatment upgrade that received 50% grant funding but still requires local matching funds.
"Permanent increases in costs must…
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