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Archive Home > 2007 > July > 23 > Growth spurs look at raising impact fees

Growth spurs look at raising impact fees

Higher development charges would boost area housing costs, critics say

By Rachael Scarborough King / The Bulletin
July 23, 2007

When Prineville announced it might double its sewer system development charges last month, builders, developers and residents turned up at a City Council meeting to protest the move.

Raising the impact fees more than 100 percent, from $4,089 to $8,677 per single-family house, would make....

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