Letter from Concerned Citzen to Commission Regarding Aberdeen Proving Ground MD Page: 1 of 2
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School-construction levy to rise 27% over 2 years
By Ted Shelsby . & Q,
Sun Staff
( June 8, 2005 >
After three months of deliberation, the Harford County Council approved legislation last night imposing
an impact fee of $6,000 on new single-family homes to helppa .for school construction.
The council finally settled on the amount for the fee, which has been adjusted twice since it was O "'
introduced in March. Before approving the bill on a 5-2 vote, the council passed an amendment that K$
would boost the fee by about 27 percent over the next two years, restoring it to the amount established in
the original language.
The legislation dictates that the fee on a single-family home would be increased to $7,442 on July 1 next
year and rise to $8,269 on July 1, 2007.
For a townhouse or duplex, the fee starts at $4,200, then jumps to $5,148 and $5,720 over the next two
years. For all other dwellings, including mobile homes, the fee starts at $1,200 and rises to $1,473 next
year and $1,637 in 2007.
The fee is paid by homebuilders when obtaining a building permit. Typically, such costs are passed on
to the homebuyer in the form of higher prices.
Councilmen Dion F. Guthrie and Lance C. Miller voted no.
d "It's not fair for someone 55 years old with no children to pay an impact fee," said Miller.
i Guthrie said he would rather hav&a higher transfer tax t would have been paid by buyers of new and ?
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In voting for the bill, Councilman Robert G. Cassilly pointed out that the county cages a fee on new
homes to help pay for sewage and roads. .The amendment to increase the fees over the next two years is similar to a measure that failed on a 3-3
vote last month. The vote was taken when Councilwoman Cecelia M. Stepp, who had supported the
higher fee, was absent.
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