Manatee receives threat of litigation over increased impact fees

Freedom Housing Alliance Inc. says the impact fee increase — it could go from $13,442 for a house to more than $33,000 — violates state statute.

  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • | 5:00 a.m. July 16, 2025
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Manatee County commissioners hold the second of two required public hearings May 8 to request "extraordinary circumstances" from the state to raise impact fees.
Manatee County commissioners hold the second of two required public hearings May 8 to request "extraordinary circumstances" from the state to raise impact fees.
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Manatee County commissioners have been warned they face a lawsuit if they follow through with plans to impose higher impact fees, which are scheduled to go into effect Sept. 9. 

Impact fees are charged on new residential and commercial developments to offset the county’s costs for the infrastructure that the ensuing growth will require, such as roads, parks and libraries.

 

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