Long County raises impact fees to $3,143.53 and approves eligible projects

The Long County Board of Commissioners voted on June 4 to approve eligible projects for impact fees and to raise the county’s current impact fee to $3,143.53.

Chairman Robert D. Parker described impact fees as charges imposed on developers and property owners to help cover the county’s cost of providing services associated with new development. Eligible projects listed by the board included the library, parks and recreation, fire services, public safety, road projects and animal control.

Commissioner John Reddish moved to approve the impact fees and the eligible projects; Commissioner James Craft seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Jeremy Hall then moved to raise the impact fee to $3,143.53; Commissioner Craft seconded and that motion also passed unanimously.

Parker told the board that service areas such as Fire, EMS and sanitation have been heavily affected by development and population increases, and that without raising the millage rate the county must consider fee increases to help cover those costs. The board recorded its motions as approved in the June 4 minutes.