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Decatur council begins review of newly adopted impact fees, flags roadway charges as outliers
Summary
Council and staff reviewed a recent update to Decatur's impact-fee schedule and directed staff to convene the Capital Improvement Advisory Committee to recommend adjustments, focusing on roadway fees that staff say are high relative to peer cities.
Council members and city staff spent the bulk of the meeting debating recently adopted impact fees and how they affect new development in Decatur. Wayne, the staff presenter for Development Services, walked the council through the fee schedule, showing how water, wastewater and newly adopted roadway fees are calculated by land-use category and development unit. He said roadway impact fees now account for the largest single increase in total fees for typical projects.
"We entered the market a little high on roadway," said Speaker…
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