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Cherokee County, Ga., Board Cuts Road-Impact Fees by 50 Percent.

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| November 03, 2003 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Christopher Quinn

Nov. 3--Cherokee County will collect less in impact fees from builders in coming months.

The county Board of Commissioners voted last week to cut by 50 percent the portion of the fees that is collected to pay for roads. The fees are based on the amount of traffic a development is expected to generate.

The county also charges impact fees to pay for new fire and police services and facilities, libraries, parks and engineering. Those fees were left in place.

Chairman Mike Byrd said the move was to "send a message to the business community that Cherokee County is open for business," and to try to stimulate new…

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