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Starting this month, Gresham’s senior planning and building staff reinstituted stakeholder gatherings to collaborate on changes to fees, policies and rules that affect new development. These stakeholder meetings offer a unique opportunity to discuss the full range of development from bare dirt through construction. Initial stakeholder topics included proposed permit and land use fee increases, ongoing residential SDC reform, and a new permitting software system. Staff is proposing a 10% increases for both permit fees and land use applications. HBA requested a delay in these increases to allow for developer feedback and for the opportunity to discuss SDC reform with the staff and council. To learn more about HBA involvement in Gresham, contact Roseann Johnson, roseannj@hbapdx.org.