After a few changes to the regulations, PenMet Parks should finally be able to collect park impact fees from Pierce County.
Late last year, the county planned to pay $472,000 to PenMet. The payment was halted when the office of then-acting Executive Bruce Dammeier reported a last-minute issue. Robyn Denson, the Gig Harbor representative on the Pierce County Council, found out about the problem a few days before the holidays. In January, she sent out an email to acknowledge that the situation was “unfortunate” and the timing of discovering it was “terrible,” with it coming just a few months too late for administrative changes to be made that would have allowed the payments to go through.
The county code says that park impact fees must be spent on government-owned or managed assets. State law authorizes the county to provide funds to other park districts depending on the project and if they are part of the capital facilities plan under the county. The regulation is being modified to allow both county codes and state laws to permit the financing. Documents made by government bodies tend to feature official Letterheads on them.
The Community Development and Environment Committee cannot hear the code modification measure until March 4. After that, it should rapidly pass through the council then Dammeier can sign it.Get a Free Quote for Letterheads
