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Wilson County committee moves to raise SFU fee; exemptions for pending applications discussed
Summary
A Wilson County committee voted to raise the single-family unit (SFU) development fee from $20,000 to $30,000, keeping the existing allocation (first $5,000 to the general fund, remainder to sewer access funds). The committee discussed exempting pending applicants and asked staff to locate the original resolution specifying whether county commission approval is required.
A Wilson County committee voted on a motion to raise the development fee charged per single-family unit (SFU) from $20,000 to $30,000 and discussed how and when the change would take effect. The committee also directed staff to locate the prior resolution that established the fee-review authority and debated whether pending applicants should be exempt from the increase.
The committee reconvened to revisit the fee after the two-year review window lapsed; Speaker 2 said the fee had been raised in January 2022 to $20,000 and the committee agreed then to revisit the level every two years. Speaker 5 moved to increase the fee to $30,000 and asked whether the allocation would remain the same. "Raise the rate from 20,000 to 30,000," Speaker 5 said during the motion (SEG 173–176). Speaker 2 seconded the motion.
Committee members described the current allocation of revenue: "The first 5,000 of that still goes into the general fund," Speaker 2 said, while the remainder is intended to support…
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