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Planning board recommends Connex infrastructure permit, sets conditional‑use fee at 3% (~$19,500)
Summary
The Emmons County zoning board voted to recommend a conditional use permit for a Connex infrastructure site to the county commissioners and affirmed the permit fee will be 3% of the project's total cost (about $19,500 on a $650,000 estimate). The recommendation will go to the commissioners at their next meeting.
The Emmons County zoning/planning board voted to recommend approval of a conditional use permit for a Connex infrastructure site and confirmed that the permit fee will be calculated as 3% of the project’s total cost. Board members said the recommendation and fee schedule will be forwarded to the county commissioners at their next meeting.
Discussion during the public hearing centered on the basis for the fee. A board member explained the fee is 3% of the engineer’s construction estimate; at an engineer’s estimate of $650,000 that produces a permit fee of roughly $19,500. Commissioner Gardner pushed back on earlier references to a much smaller figure, saying, “This is commissioner Gardner. I sat through multiple meetings regarding this, and there was never an agreement on 3 to 4,000.”
Board members said the 3% rule is the established calculation method for conditional‑use permits in this context and that the $650,000 figure reflects a prefabricated/pourable construction estimate provided during the review. After additional technical clarifications about generator siting and enclosure, a member moved to recommend passage to the county commissioners; the motion was seconded and the board voted in favor by voice.
The board noted the fee is due before construction and discussed payment scheduling. The recommendation will be placed on the commissioners’ agenda at their next meeting for final action.
