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t ' <br /> • <br /> V. ONETIME CHARGES FOR NEW CONNECTIONS <br /> For the past 26 years, MCES has levied a In the Twin Cities area, 61 communities <br /> Service Availability Charge (SAC) for new or responding to the MCES survey charged <br /> increased connections to the metropolitan onetime fees, special assessments or lateral <br /> disposal system. The dollar value of a single charges related to sewer and/or water <br /> SAC charge is annually set by the governing extension, for new development.Among <br /> board and, in recent years, has been the those charging fees, the average was $1,247. <br /> subject of a biennial study. Increasingly, This average does not include <br /> local communities both in the Twin Cities connection fees paid as a result of <br /> metropolitan area and nationwide levy fees MCES's SAC fee. (These fees are <br /> when new development occurs. Data in this conservatively stated in this study. The <br /> section are limited to onetime water and/or study does not attempt to estimate the cost <br /> sewer-related fees. There are a wide variety of a typical special assessment,which is a <br /> of additional onetime fees—for parks, technique many communities use to fund <br /> forestry, trails, roads and other uses—but sewer and/or water extensions. The study <br /> they are not included in these data. also does not include well, water tower, <br /> storm water or surface water management <br /> • fees, park fees, trail fees or any other fees <br /> MCES SAC Fee not strictly related to sewer or water <br /> (per Residential Equivalent Connection) extension.) Nationally, onetime fees are <br /> 1995: Communities with Interceptors $850 common and the most frequent use, <br /> Communities w/o Interceptors $755 according to a research report from the <br /> 1996: Communities with Interceptors $900 Government Finance Research center, is for <br /> Communities w/o Interceptors $820 water and sewer facilities. <br /> 1997: Communities with Interceptors $950 <br /> Communities w/o Interceptors $885 <br /> Onetime Connection Charges for a <br /> 1998: Communities with Interceptors $1,000 Single-Family House in 1998 <br /> Communities w/o Interceptors $950 MCES SAC fee <br /> $1,000 <br /> (communities with interceptors) <br /> Average City SAC FEE among <br /> communities that charge fee <br /> (61 communities) $1,247 <br /> Study of 1998 Sewerage Rates 13 <br /> 1 <br />