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Council approves $15,000 study to set a gas impact fee as city plans for new regulator station
Summary
Mona City Council authorized $15,000 to fund a gas impact fee study and discussed capital estimates for a new regulator station and redundant line (staff cited estimates near $600,000 and total needs around $750,000, to be borne by new growth).
Mona City Council approved $15,000 to fund a gas impact fee study after staff said two firms quoted the same fee and the study would help apportion costs of future gas infrastructure to new development.
Staff described preliminary capital estimates: a new regulator station was estimated at about $600,000 and a redundant line could push project costs toward approximately $750,000. Staff recommended an impact fee so the costs would be borne by new growth rather than existing residents.
Council approved the funding and directed staff to select a consultant; staff noted the city has used one of the proposed firms for past impact-fee work and that both firms quoted an identical fee for this study.
Why it matters: the study will inform whether and how an impact fee is applied to development to fund significant gas utility infrastructure that serves anticipated growth.
What’s next: staff to select a consultant and begin the study; findings will return to council for policy decisions about a gas impact fee.
