Commissioners hope the lower fees for new construction will entice development and lead to more jobs.
Pasco County commissioners on Tuesday lowered the price developers will pay for new roads as a way to encourage growth that may eventually bring new jobs. The unanimous vote put in place a new set of levies called mobility fees to replace transportation impact fees that have been in effect for decades. The impact fees were charged to new construction as a way to make growth pay for new roads caused by development. Like the transportation impact fees, the mobility fees are charged for construction ranging from housing to retail, industrial or hospitals. The new mobility fees vary for different parts of the county, though most are lower than the old transportation impact fee they replaced. Commissioners hope the lower fees, reduced to zero …
Called mobility fees, the assessments would lower what the county charges new construction to offset the cost of roads.
Pasco County commissioners could lop thousands of dollars from the cost of building a new home in hopes that someday the move will help spur development. Commissioners are scheduled to take the last of two votes today to enact a new set of road fees that would replace transportation impact fees. The measure comes up at 1:30 p.m. on the commission schedule in the Dade City commission chambers, 37918 Meridian Ave. The commission meeting starts at 10 a.m. The new charges, called “mobility fees,” would be lower than the impact fees they’re replacing and offer slightly more flexibility in how they can be spent. Money mobility fees raise can also pay for elements of public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle trails and paths. Impact fees were…
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Rene Van Hout
3:42 pm on Wednesday, July 13, 2011
It's good to see some positiive news from the county! more ›