Impact Fees

Hendry County is considering impact fees for new construction. Home builders and some residents oppose the fees, saying they will slow down growth in Hendry.But some county leaders and other residents want the fees to help pay for badly needed infrastructure improvements.

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Last Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will severely limit the ability of local governments to raise impact fees, the primary tool local governments use to finance required infrastructure for new developments.

Since the financial collapse, counties in Southwest Florida have struggled over how to handle impact fees.Impact fees are one-time taxes on new…

Lee County Commissioners hold a public hearing Tuesday morning on a proposed moratorium of impact fees in unincorporated parts of the county to try to…