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Lawmakers say limits on impact fees legal, despite threat of lawsuit
Lawmakers and the governor said legislation passed earlier this year that limits development-impact fees is legal, despite threats of a lawsuit from municipalities.
A spokesman for Brewer said she wasn't concerned about a lawsuit.
"I think the governor's comfortable with the legality of what she's signed," Paul Senseman said.
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