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Beaumont hears HDR briefing on potential water and wastewater impact fees
Summary
HDR Engineering gave an informational presentation on one-time impact fees for new development, explaining allowable uses, calculation by living‑unit equivalents, required advisory committee steps and public hearings; staff recommended forming a CIAC and beginning a study before council considers any fee amount.
Beaumont city council members heard a detailed, informational briefing Dec. 3 from Grady Reid, a senior project manager with HDR Engineering, on how water and wastewater impact fees work and how the city would adopt them.
Reid told council an impact fee is a one‑time assessment charged to new development to help fund growth‑related capital projects; it does not apply to existing development. He said the fee must be placed in a separate account, may fund construction, land acquisition or debt service for growth‑related projects, and cannot be used for operations,…
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