- April 22, 2024
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Flagler County commissioners at an Aug. 15 meeting agreed to extend a timeline to develop a new interlocal agreement that would dictate how and when developers pay fees to offset their developments’ impacts on local schools.
The commission shifted the deadline to approve an agreement from Sept. 1 to Nov. 9.
The interlocal agreement — incorporating the school district, county government and local city governments — is required by law: Without an agreement in place, development would have to stop.
The commission and the school district have been at odds for months over how much money developers should have to pay up front, with the school district seeking greater up-front payments while the county pushes back. But in recent weeks, they’ve appeared to be nearing an agreement based on a proposal put forth by the city of Palm Coast and tweaked in recent meetings.
At the meeting Aug. 15, commissioners were considering a compromise agreement that would have developers pay 30% of their payments at the time of their final plat and site plan approval, another 30% 21 months later, and another 30% 21 months after the second payment, with the remaining 10% to be collected as impact fees.
“The November 9 deadline that we’re asking is more than enough time,” Deputy County Attorney Sean Moylan told commissioners. “We’re sticking it out a little further because in case some wrinkle arises, we don’t want to come back and ask again.”
Commissioners approved the extension unanimously.
