YOUR HOMETOWN WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Vol. 19, No. 48
WWW.THEPRESS.NET | FAMILY FRIENDLY NEWS!
District working on future fire plan
Scouting with a purpose
Staff Writer
see Fire page 30
Random Act Of Kindness Photo by Tony Kukulich
C
ub Scouts from Pack 21 spent a day collecting canned goods for the needy during the annual Scouting for Food event in Brentwood. Launched in 1985, Scouting for Food is an ongoing annual program of the Boy Scouts of America and involves collecting for local food banks. It is organized at the local level throughout the country. Pictured are Noah Dark, Isacc Cristol, Enzo Morello, Morgan Lorie, Dominic Wayne Sanchez-Prather and Shirdon Urbie Nouh.
City amends development fee program by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer
The City of Brentwood will soon make slight adjustments to its development fee program to account for the effects that future growth will have on its infrastructure. The development impact fees are charged to developers to pay for public facilities that accommodate the development. Fees will be jumping 2.6 percent to $40,202.58 per unit for single-family residential projects. Multifamily residential fees will increase 2.7 percent to $24,656.58 per unit. Nonresidential office projects will be charged $10.02 per square foot – an increase of 1.3 per-
“ As residential and nonresidential growth increases the demand on the city’s infrastructure, the development fee program is implemented to mitigate these impacts.
”
Debra Galey, Brentwood senior analyst cent. Commercial development impact fees will drop 2 percent to $8.32 per square foot, while industrial development impact fees will decrease 2.1 percent, to $6.50 per square foot. The new fees are slated to go into effect Jan. 14. “As residential and nonresidential growth increases the demand on the city’s infrastructure, the development fee pro-
gram is implemented to mitigate these impacts,” said Senior Analyst Debra Galey. “The program evaluates planned capital improvements, estimates costs to provide the additional infrastructure, and allocates the costs proportionately based upon the demand imposed by the various types of new development.” The fluctuations in fee amounts are based on a vari-
Looking for something to do?
Look at the many local activities on Connect with The Press!
Scan QR code with your mobile device.
Modernizing The District
Upgrades and renovations are planned at each of the LUHSD school sites. Page 4
by Kyle Szymanski The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District (ECCFPD ) intends to craft a strategic and economic plan to guide the organization into the future. The financially struggling agency, which comprised eight stations in 2008, is now down to just three stations to serve nearly 115,000 residents over 249 square miles. The district is still in the process of selecting a strategic planning agency to assist in the effort, but it plans to bring the
December 1, 2017
www.thepress.net /calendar
ety of factors, including the amount of remaining development to reach build-out of the city, the varying demands that project types have on current and future city infrastructure and facilities, and changing construction costs, said Public Works Director Miki Tsubota. “Just because some fee categories decrease now doesn’t mean that they won’t increase when we update the development fee program in the future,” he said. The fee amounts vary by land-use category and are dictated by the projected growth associated with each project and the demand on the city infrastructure. see Fee page 30
FOG Recycling
www.thepress.net/news/webextras
Ironhouse Sanitary District hosts light bulb and grease recycling event on Dec. 2.
Community members help a stranger left stranded when his RV breaks down. Page 5
Falcons Head To NCS Finals
Freedom High advances to NCS finals after clinching semifinal against Antioch. Page 21 Breaking News ...................11 Calendar................................31 Classifieds.............................26 Cop Logs................................29 Health & Beauty..................13 Milestones............................14 Opinion..................................20 Pets.........................................10 Sports.....................................21
Health Forum
www.thepress.net/news/press_releases
Public forum scheduled to discuss issues relating to mental illness.