Manatee plans to reduce fees

BRADENTON — Manatee County commissioners voted to move forward to extend impact fee reductions until July 2013. Specifically, all school-related impact fees and half of all transportation-related impact fees are scheduled to be suspended for another two years.

The commission will hold a public hearing later, after which it will vote on final approval.

The fee suspension, which was first approved in 2009, reduced fees owed on the construction of a new three-bedroom home from $15,576 to roughly $5,500, according to an example offered by the county in a statement.