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Old 03-23-2021, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill14564 View Post
It has been reported that the Hage proposal has been amended to retroactively apply back to 1 January. Doesn't this make it a little impossible for the commissioners to "act in a timely manner" that pre-dates their term in office?

It has been stated many times (with the math) that the impact fees will not offset the 25% tax. Any reasonable proposal to rolling back the 25% increase should be accompanied by numbers: How much is the 25% bringing in? How much would the impact fees bring in? Where would additional cuts to make up the difference come from? Taking action without planning for the impact is irresponsible; perhaps the commissioners have done that planning but we haven't heard about it.
The road impact fee regarding roads was done in 2019. Increasing the fee to 100% is a policy decision that was made by the voters in the last election. It must be done, and done now.

A study regarding impact fees for other infrastructure needs to be done.