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Hot Springs adopts tiered water and wastewater impact fees, with reductions for small homes
Summary
The Hot Springs Board approved new development impact fees for wastewater and water on May 5, adopting a tiered, square-footage-based structure that reduces or waives fees for smaller homes while applying higher charges to larger meters and commercial connections.
The Board of Directors of the City of Hot Springs on May 5 adopted two ordinances establishing development impact fees for wastewater and for water, approving amended schedules aimed at protecting smaller and workforce housing while charging larger users more to help fund system capacity.
The change establishes a square-footage-tiered reduction that lowers or waives fees for small residences (for example, many homes 1,000 sq ft or smaller would face no wastewater fee under the adopted schedule) while preserving the meter-based scaling for larger connections. Director Karen Garcia, who led the amendment, said the intent was "to maintain an emphasis on workforce and affordable housing" while ensuring "future development should pay some of the cost, not just current ratepayers." A public commenter, Tyler Draper (District 5), urged…
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