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Council holds first public hearing on proposed water and sewer impact fees
Summary
Staff and consultants presented a land‑use assumptions and capital improvement plan that underpin proposed maximum impact fees for new development; council asked for more data and scheduled further hearings, with May 11 listed as the final public hearing date in the schedule.
Balch Springs held a required first public hearing March 9 on proposed impact fees for water and sewer projects, hearing a presentation from consulting staff on the methodology, project lists and timing. The consultant said the fees are calculated by dividing the capital improvement plan cost for growth‑related projects by projected new population over a 10‑year horizon; the fee amounts presented were described as the maximum allowable figures under the methodology.
The consultant outlined a schedule that would return to council with a second hearing and a final public hearing on May 11. Councilmembers asked for more substantive backup and cautioned about the optics of raising costs; one member asked whether impact fees would raise existing residents’ water bills and was told impact fees apply to new development and permit events, not existing customers. The item will return for further consideration at future meetings.
