Impact Fees: Can They Handle Growth?

In New Tampa, impact fees have covered only 17% of the costs of new development. The next option is to raise taxes.

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October 29, 2001, 6:00 AM PST

"Impact fees clearly are not the answer to handling growth. Raising the fees is unlikely, so that brings up a remedy that might not sit well with the average resident... Impact fees clearly are not the answer to handling growth. Raising the fees is unlikely, so that brings up a remedy that might not sit well with the average resident."

Thanks to Chris Steins

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Sunday, October 28, 2001 in The St. Petersburg Times

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