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Hillsborough commissioners approve steep water and wastewater impact fee increases for South Central service area with phased options
Summary
After hearings and public comments urging a phased approach, the Hillsborough County commission approved a demonstrated-needs finding and a two-thirds vote to raise impact fees—proposing a jump from about $5,865 to $13,270 per ERU in South Central—while offering phase-in options to soften near-term effects.
Hillsborough County commissioners on Dec. 17 approved a demonstrated-needs finding and accompanying ordinance that will sharply raise water and wastewater impact fees in the county's South Central service area.
County staff and consultant Stantec told the board that extraordinary growth and rapid cost escalation in recent years drove the recommendation: planners cited about a 22% recent increase in demand in the South Central area and benchmarked construction-cost spikes—pipelines up over 200% and wastewater treatment facilities up more than 300% in roughly five years. Based on those figures, staff presented a fee that would increase combined water and wastewater impact fees from $5,865…
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