Article: Lawmakers closer to bill that would allow upgrade fees.(Local)

Byline: AARON APPLEGATE

RICHMOND -- BY AARON APPLEGATE

THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT

RICHMOND - A Senate committee Tuesday narrowly endorsed a bill that would let Suffolk levy fees on builders for road improvements.

"That was a major hurdle for us. We have the edge now," Suffolk Mayor Bobby Ralph said after the 8-7 vote. Ralph attended the meeting with five other Suffolk city officials who presented their case to members of the Senate Local Government Committee.

Sen. Frederick M. Quayle, R-Chesapeake/Suffolk, who chairs that committee, sponsored the bill, SB225, which still must pass the entire Senate and the House to become law.

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