Patricia Farrell Aidem, staff writer for the Daily News Santa Clarita edition writes that skyrocketing land prices in the Santa Clarita Valley are behind a plan to increase developer fees to pay for eight new fire stations.
The current fee of 38.77 cents per square foot of residential construction would more than double to 79.46 cents – $1,589 for a 2,000-square-foot home, according to a report from Los Angeles County Fire Chief Michael Freeman to the Board of Supervisors.
The issue will go before supervisors Tuesday for a vote. The board meets at 9:30 a.m. in the county Hall of Administration.
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