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Higher fees in Alpine September 21, 2017, 11:50 amCulinary water has gone from $15/month to $16/month, according to a city plan to increase the base rate by $1 every year for the first five years. Trash collection fees have increased to comply with an agreement with the city's service provider, ACE. The base rate which includes one garbage can will remain at $11.50. The charge for a second can will go from $6 to $6.20 and for recycling cans from $5.35 to $5.60 for the first and from $5.10 to $5:35 for an additional can. Plan check fees for a new home have increased from $500 to $1,000. While overall the costs for the fee are not increasing, they are now being charged upfront, instead of having the balance paid when a building permit is issued. According to City Manager Shane Sorenson, in the past there have been problems with builders paying a $500 upfront fee and then deciding not to build a home once the process is almost complete. Since the city's engineering contractor Sunrise Engineering would already have completed a plan check and would have billed the city for it, this left the city to foot the bill. This amendment to the city's consolidated fee schedule was approved by the city council on July 25. The community news source for Eagle Mountain Utah, Saratoga Springs Utah, Lehi Utah, American Fork Utah, Highland Utah, Alpine Utah, and The Cedar Valley, including Cedar Fort Utah and Fairfield Utah. Copyright 2024 The Crossroads Journal LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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