A great portion of the Oct. 6 City Council meeting was devoted to establishing development fees for public improvements, facilities and equipment, drainage and transportation services. Tim Nash, Greeley’s financial director, showed council members the cost of building permits in neighboring cities such as Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont and Windsor. All council members argued against raising these fees due mainly to the poor economy we’re in. They feel many residents, as well as businesses, will suffer with these increases. I think Mayor Ed Clark said it best when he claimed that it doesn’t make sense to be the city with the least progress in the area, yet have the highest rate of fees and nothing to show for it. Council member Charles Archebeque was quite vocal when it came to his opinion on the matter.
“I am definitely opposed to raising fees until economy improves. Maybe in a year’s time it could be considered again.” All members feel the same way Archebeque does. As a result, this ordinance was denied by the council. In my opinion, raising fees for development projects around the city when homeowners are possibly taking out mortgages on their house to pay bills just doesn’t make sense.
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