Manatee County commissioners voted to sharply increase impact fees on new development to fund needed infrastructure improvements like roads, utilities, and emergency services needs that proponents say ...

Manatee County commissioners recently voted to adopt a 50% increase in impact fees over the next four years. Impact fees are one-time fees paid by developers that help support the cost of ...

Manatee County is raising impact fees levied on new development to keep up with the rising price of infrastructure associated with rapid population growth. County commissioners voted Tuesday to move ...

Manatee County commissioners discussed increasing impact fees, a move likely to face legal challenges from the building industry. The proposed increase aims to address infrastructure needs but ...

UPDATE: Manatee County leaders voted unanimously to raise impact fee rates to the maximum allowed by state law at Thursday’s Land Use Meeting. As development booms in Manatee County, leaders want to ...

Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly has proposed legislation that would increase impact fees for developers of new housing projects. The new fees aim to increase county revenue and cover the cost of ...

Despite one commissioner offering a compromise, a consensus of Polk County commissioners told county staff on Tuesday to draft an ordinance that would raise impact fees for new development at rates ...