After developers squawked over a proposed one-time connection fee to Mesa’s water and wastewater systems, staff put two modifications on the table for council to consider that would help soothe their impact.

Mesa plans to impose a capacity fee on developers to hook up to the city's water and wastewater systems in order to raise money for growth-related projects.

Council is expected Nov. 17 to introduce the Capacity Fee Ordinance, which would generate over the next decade $400 million to build the needed infrastructure to accommodate future growth. If adopted Dec. 1, the capacity fee takes effect Jan. 1.

“As we stand today, all of our systems are sized appropriately for our existing customer base,” said Chris Hassert, Water Resources director at the Nov. 6 study session. “So if we weren’

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