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Community Meetings In Jefferson County – Week of Dec 8, 2025

Sheperdstown Honors Judy Shepherd For Community Spirit

State Proposes Rule For Fast-Tracking Data Center Projects

Charles Town Utility Board Reverses Decision, Votes To Apply For Grant

Community Meetings In Jefferson County – Week of Dec 1, 2025

Federal Agencies Plan To Exchange Land In Harpers Ferry

CTUB Questions Grant For New Water & Sewer System In Summit Point

Planning Commission Rejects Settlement Proposal From Sidewinder

County Drafts Zoning Changes To Encourage Commercial & Residential Clusters

Planning Commission Discusses Settlement With Sidewinder

Jefferson County Residents Organize Local No Kings Rally On October 18

County Prosecutor Matt Harvey Moves To New Role as US Attorney

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Impact Fees

County Commission Plans To Change Impact Fees Again

May 29, 2025 Tagged With: County HQ, Impact Fees, Jefferson County Commission

old jail and historic courthouse in charles town

The Jefferson County Commission is pretty clear it wants impact fees to cover a significant portion of the costs of the two buildings it plans to purchase in July. Read the Full Story >>

County Commission Seeks Impact Fees To Help Cover Costs of New Offices

April 30, 2025 Tagged With: County HQ, Impact Fees, Jefferson County Commission

393 North Lawrence Street

The Observer calculates that the county could recover between $6 million to $7 million of the new building project costs with impact fees. Read the Full Story >>

Jefferson County Commission Reviews Impact Fees

November 20, 2024 Tagged With: Housing Growth, Impact Fees, In Print Dec 2024, Jefferson County Commission, population growth

impact fee chart

The Jefferson County Commission is reviwing impact fees for new construction. Read the Full Story >>

County Commission Looks At Changes To Impact Fees

November 1, 2024 Tagged With: Housing Growth, Impact Fees, In Print Nov 2024, Jefferson County Commission

Impact Fees by year

Jefferson County has been collecting impact fees on new construction projects since 2004. The initial fee schedule was based on a 2003 report prepared by TischlerBise, a Maryland-based consulting firm that specializes in fiscal and economic planning for local governments. The county had TischlerBise update its recommendations again in a 2015 report. At that time, Read the Full Story >>

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