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VOLUME 11, NO. 40
PLANT CITY COMMISSION APPROVES UPDATES TO IMPACT FEES
Increase for builders will depend on home type, size, business square footage. PAUL CATALÁ STAFF WRITER
Currently, about 40,365 people live in Plant City and over the past 14 years, the city has averaged a 1.3 percent growth rate and continue to attract more and more residents.
That population increase creates more demand on infrastructure needs across the city. Monday at the regular meeting of the Plant City City Commission, commissioners unanimously approved five ordinances regarding city impact fees.
Impact fees are a mechanism that sets rates for new developments to pay for the capital costs associated with the growth they cause. Those impact fees were for fire rescue, law enforcement, the library, parks and recreation and transportation. The impact
MAKING THE DEAN’S LIST
About 280 bicyclists take part in Dean’s Ride against cancer.
PAUL CATALÁ
Three riders participating in the 12th Annual Dean’s Ride get together at Keel Farmsbefore heading out on the course.
STAFF WRITER
In 2013, Dean Snyder began to share his love of bicycling and along that route, he strived to raise more awareness for cancer. That year, Snyder organized the first Dean’s Ride. However, not long after that first bike ride, Snyder — a
strong supporter of the YMCA who was involved in a number of organizations and clubs across Plant City — died of esophageal cancer.
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fees will increase depending on the home type or business square footage. This will affect homebuilders and developers, especially where developments across the city continue to grow.
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