Developers warn higher hookup fees could stall planned housing projects
Local developers told the Preston council that steep increases in water and sewer hookup fees would raise per-lot costs and could delay or cancel planned housing projects, reducing near-term tax revenue the city expects from growth.
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Multiple developers and builders told the council that increasing connection fees will raise development costs and potentially pause projects that would expand the city's tax base.
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