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Consultant presents draft fee study; town could raise fees closer to full cost recovery
Summary
Consultant NBS presented a draft fee study showing the town currently collects about $1.3M annually in fees, with a potential full‑cost recovery of about $1.6M. Staff recommended selective subsidies for planning fees tied to housing goals; council endorsed clearer communication about where subsidies remain and asked staff to return with final fee schedules.
The town’s fee study consultant, Nicole Kissam of NBS, presented draft results on Feb. 14, showing the Town of Ross collected roughly $1.3 million in fees in recent practice and that the full cost‑of‑service analysis yields about $1.6 million — an overall recovery rate of roughly 84% with the objective of moving toward about 90%.
Kissam explained the methodology: calculate fully burdened hourly rates…
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