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Panel denies impact-fee feasibility study after clash over scope, legal limits
Summary
Council members voted to deny a consultant feasibility study on impact fees, citing legal limits on using fees for existing infrastructure and concerns about consultant recommendations pushing a penny tax and study costs.
Greenville County council members denied a consultant—easibility study on impact fees after a lengthy discussion about legal limits, costs and the study—rame.
County staff member (Speaker 3) presented the consultant—inding, saying, "They came back and recommended several impact fees for adoption," and noted the consultant recommended studying fees for sheriff, fire, EMS and parks and recreation while recommending against stormwater, solid waste and transportation at this time. Speaker 3 said the consultant concluded transportation fees are legally constrained because impact fees are…
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