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Oxford officials unveil recommended hikes to system development fees; 45-day public review to follow
Summary
City manager presented a consultant-backed update proposing higher system development fees to pay for water and sewer capacity tied to new development; the report will be posted for a 45-day public comment period and a public hearing will follow.
The Oxford city manager, Mister Taylor, told commissioners the city has engaged outside consultants to update its system development fee (SDF) study and is recommending higher fees to cover capacity the city must provide for new development. "The current charge per gallon is roughly $3.94. The new would be $8.44," Taylor said during the presentation.
Taylor said the study was prepared to meet state statutory requirements and used standard industry methods — capacity-by-end, incremental, and combined approaches —…
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