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Fergus Falls staff recommend 2026 fee schedule; council to review Monday
Summary
City staff recommended merging plumbing and mechanical permit categories, modest adjustments to development and parks fees, and several new charges (e.g., meter repair) and deletions (retiring a rental bounce house). A motion forwarded the fee schedule to the City Council for final action.
City staff on Aug. 27 recommended the City Council adopt a proposed 2026 fee schedule that combines several building permit categories and adjusts a range of user charges to better reflect costs.
"This is our annual discussion about the fee schedule," said Andrew Breth, who led the presentation and said the building department combined the mechanical and plumbing sections to streamline permits. He described new standard fees for routine work such as water-line replacements and water-heater change-outs as intended "to cover our costs and [be] reflective of industry standards." Jason Shutzley, a building-department…
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