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Oakland consultant recommends higher impact fees as town plans extraordinary-circumstance workshops
Summary
A consultant told the Town of Oakland on June 10 that updated impact-fee calculations driven by recent growth and capital needs would raise municipal and utility fees; commissioners discussed timing, statutory limits and next steps including two extraordinary-circumstance workshops and ordinance readings in July.
Oakland Commissioners heard a presentation June 10 on a 2025 impact-fee study that recommends raising several municipal and utility impact fees to help pay for planned police, administrative and water infrastructure. The consultant recommended the town adopt the calculated fees and proceed with two "extraordinary-circumstance" workshops required by Florida law when proposed fee increases exceed statutory thresholds.
Michelle Galvin, the consultant who presented the study, said the analysis updates the town's police, parks and recreation, administrative, water and wastewater impact fees using the capital improvement plan (CIP) and functional-population allocations. "So it is recommended that the town adopt the fees as calculated in full and move forward with the extraordinary circumstances," Galvin said during the workshop. She also noted that transportation fees were not part of this study and will be…
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