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Long County holds public hearing on impact fees; board discusses $1,000 figure but no adoption
Summary
At an April 27 public hearing, Chair Robert Parker and commissioners discussed an impact-fee program with a statutory maximum of $3,200 and recorded agreement on a $1,000 fee figure, while noting formal adoption requires legal advertising, Coastal Regional Commission review and Department of Community Affairs approval; public commenters urged prioritizing roads.
Long County held a public hearing April 27 to discuss a proposed impact‑fee schedule for development. Chairman Robert Parker outlined the county’s prior consultant work and said state rules set a $3,200 maximum; the board recorded collective agreement on a $1,000 fee figure as a starting point for discussion.
Parker explained the remaining steps before any fee could be imposed: legal advertisement in the county’s legal organ, review by the Coastal Regional Commission, approval from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), and final action by the Board of Commissioners. Commissioner Jeremy Hall said he was concerned about the fee allocation percentages and said he would like to see a larger share directed to roads; Commissioner Florence Baggs asked whether the fee funds would be maintained in a separate account, and Parker confirmed they would.
Public commenter Kent Hall urged that roads be the top priority and argued residential development was proceeding without adequate road maintenance; he urged the board to limit subdivision approvals until infrastructure is secured. The minutes record no vote to adopt fees at this hearing; the April 27 entry is recorded as a public‑hearing discussion and does not show formal adoption or implementation of the proposed fee.
The minutes contain a clerical inconsistency in timestamps: the April 27 hearing is recorded as opening at 4:00 p.m. in the header but lists the public‑hearing closure time as 9:05 a.m.; this appears to be a minutes transcription error and does not affect the substantive record of topics discussed.
