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Sarasota News Leader December 7, 2012 Page 34 are on Dec. 4 and you still don't have enough since he was elected on Nov. 6, questioned the information." new road impact fee for the construction of hotels and motels. Barbetta pointed out that Referring to another comment Doughit was up by almost 31 percent. erty-Slapp had made, Davis told the commission early in his presentation that she was fair "That goes against what we seem to think is in characterizing her discussions with him on common sense," Hines said. behalf of builders as "limited" before the new Davis explained the numbers in the tables reimpact fee tables were completed. flected full impact fees as well as reduced fees Both of them wished they had had more time the county had been requiring of builders the to work on the process, Davis said. "It would past couple of years. In 2011, the County Combe nice to take a look at some of the numbers mission reduced the impact fees by 50 pera little longer, but we believe that the rates are cent, to help builders cope with the recession. defensible," he added. ALL THOSE NUMBERS In response to questions from Patterson, who said the new table of rates was confusing, Davis explained that, based on staff research and use of methodology the county had first utilized in 2007, it appeared the cost of building a road was 4 percent less today than it was in 2007. MISSING INFORMATION Robinson asked Davis about the reference in staff memos to a county road impact fee technical report. "That is being drafted," Davis said. "So we are authorizing to advertise [the new rate schedule] and it includes this impact fee technical report that we don't have yet?" RobData used in 2007 came from 2005, Davis inson asked. pointed out. The advertisement for the Jan. 16 public hearPutting it another way, Davis said, today's full ing would include a notice that the report road impact fees are roughly 68 percent of the would be available for review, he responded. 2007 road impact fees. It would be ready in about two weeks, he said Both Barbetta and Commissioner Charles later. "There wasn't time to get together a full Hines, who was attending his first full meeting report" for the Dec. 4 meeting, he added. The County commissioners listen to a speaker in Sarasota on Nov. 20. Photo by Norman Schimmel`