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Saratoga Springs raises water impact fees January 29, 2018, 8:09 amImpact fees for a residential drinking water connection (termed an Equivalent Residential Connection) will now be $2,246 for developments using city wells. Developers who utilize Central Utah Water Conservancy District water will pay $1,905. Fees for fire flow will be $285 each for both types of connection. "Construction costs are skyrocketing, and this reflects those updated realities we're facing," Public Works Director Jeremy Lapin told the council November 14. The city held open houses on August 9 and November 1 where they presented the proposed changes to and received comment from the public, stakeholders and development community. Only one person spoke at the November 14 public hearing. Deann Huish with the Utah Valley Homebuilders Association said when she and other developer representatives left the November 1 open house, they felt "a little mislead." Huish said she feels the peak flow numbers projected by city staff were a little overstated. "Costs are going up we are all aware of that but the methodology is a little confusing to us," Huish said. " It's very disconcerting how high things are starting to go with development Just so you know- we don't pass through some of these impact fees. It's against the law; the developers retain them." Lapin later responded that the city strictly adhered to state standards in its calculations. All council members supported the increased impact fees with a unanimous vote. "We're only charging what it costs the city so we're not impacting existing residents and putting the cost of new development on them," Councilmember Stephen Willden said. At the same meeting, a sanitary sewer management plan was approved. These changes take effect on Feb. 18, 2018. 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 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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