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Siskiyou supervisors hear proposal to sharply raise building and planning fees to reduce general‑fund subsidy
Summary
Community Development staff told the Board of Supervisors that planning and building divisions are heavily subsidized by the general fund and presented modeling that could raise some fees 200–300%; staff offered phased approaches and a planned general‑plan update to reconfigure fees and offsets.
Community Development Director Greg Dean told the Board of Supervisors on Nov. 18 that the county’s planning and building divisions are increasingly dependent on general‑fund subsidies and staff is preparing significant fee increases to close the gap.
“This year … building is 59% subsidized, planning at 90%,” Dean said, summarizing a multi‑year trend that he said will require either revenue or steep fee increases. He told the board the department is preparing a general‑plan update that will allow a reconfiguration…
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