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Officials Discuss Fee on Homes
By James Miller | February 28By James MillerStaff WriterHILLSBOROUGH -- Orange County officials and residents weighed in with questions and opinions Monday about a report that could impact county fees charged to home builders in the local school districts.The report, prepared by Tischler and Associates Inc., a Bethesda, Md., consulting agency, recommends that the county charge higher public school impact fees for construction of single-family homes than for construction of other residential dwellings.The report also details maximum legally permissible impact fees.The one-time fees, which are paid by anyone