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Sarasota News Leader April 5, 2013 Paul pointed out in his report, "Several 2013 rates had … differences that [were] substantially different than the [approximately] 35% average. These changes in rates are principally due to either changes in trip generation rate, pass-by trips or average travel length characteristics." (A "pass-by" trip, the report notes, is one when a person already is on a particular route for a different purpose and simply stops at another place; for example, someone driving home from work could stop at a convenience store.) Page 23 Paul offered three options for the County Commission in regard to the new rates. One calls for the commission to phase in the full 2013 rate by June 1, 2015. Commissioner Christine Robinson told the News Leader that in her review of the new data, "It looks like we were somewhat accurate" in maintaining the rates adopted in 2011. For example, in Paul's "apples to apples" comparison, the current adopted road impact fee for construction of a single-family Commissioner Nora Patterson told the News or multi-family unit is $1,276. At the full 2007 Leader on April 3 that she found the travel rate, the amount would be $3,762. The full reference noteworthy: "People are putting less 2013 rate would be $2,434. strain on the capacity of the road system." In his chart, Paul showed the biggest decrease "That's definitely been the case," Commission- in applying the full rates of 2007 and 2013 er Joe Barbetta concurred in an interview with would be 65 percent for the construction of a hospital — $14,196 at the full 2007 rate comthe News Leader this week. pared to $4,995 at the full 2013 rate. The reduction was no surprise, Patterson pointed out, with the cost of gas having risen The smallest difference would apply to construction of a recreational or community cenover the past months. Commissioners Joe Barbetta and Christine Robinson listen to a presentation during a regular County Commission meeting. Photo by Rachel Hackney