Payson adopts public safety and parks impact fees, rejects a road fee
The City Council voted 5-0 for public safety fees and 4-1 for a parks fee, which a consultant proposed at $9,021.14 per home. A transportation impact fee failed 2-3 on Oct. 7.
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The Payson City Council on Oct. 7 adopted new public safety and parks and recreation impact fees and rejected a proposed transportation impact fee, according to approved minutes. Councilmember Lacee Smith presided and Mayor William Wright was excused. [1]
The public safety ordinance passed 5-0. The parks and recreation ordinance passed 4-1, with Councilmember Anne Moss opposed. Moss said she appreciated the analysis but disagreed with doubling the fee. The consultant's analysis put the fee at $9,021.14 per home, based on a projected 27,975 more residents by 2045 and about $43.8 million in park and trail projects over six years. Councilmember Bob Provstgaard noted that Salem's parks impact fee is about $4,500 per residential unit. [1]
A motion to adopt transportation impact fees failed 2-3, with Hulet and Provstgaard in favor and Moss, Rowley and Smith opposed. Rowley noted the city's current transportation impact fee is $0 and that residents keep raising concerns about road conditions. The minutes record a follow-up motion to send the transportation fees back to staff for more information, but the vote listing is unclear, so the outcome is not reported here. [1]
Earlier in the meeting the council held a public hearing on a $6.3 million bond for the new fire station, which required no council action. [1]
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