Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. July 9, 2018, Randall Knight, Garden City Fire District Chairman, said that the Fire District needs to increase impact fee by two cents per square foot from ten cents to twelve cents. The growth in the city has necessitated additional fire equipment.
“Along the same line because of the short-term rentals the fire chief has done 400 inspections which can be expensive in terms of time used. The Fire District will increase those inspections from $30 to $40 yearly,” said Knight.
Knight has talked to our senators, Logan Wilde and Lyle Hillyard about a problem with the law concerning fire impacts fees. He was told that the major developers in the state wrote it. It exempts residential building from a fire impact fee and putting the burden on commercial building. For Garden City it is the residential growth that is putting the pressure on our fire protection needs and not enough money is generated by commercial growth. Knight said he would work to get the law changed for rural tourist areas.
No comments:
Post a Comment