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Committee hears bill to clarify use of local improvement districts inside urban growth boundaries
Summary
Senate Bill 967 would allow cities and counties to enter into agreements to form local improvement districts (LIDs) for unincorporated areas inside a city’s urban growth boundary, a tool supporters say will help finance infrastructure for housing; stakeholders urged an annexation safeguard and the committee held public testimony with no vote.
Senate Bill 967 was the subject of a Feb. 10 public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing and Development. The measure would authorize local governments to enter into agreements governing local improvement districts for unincorporated areas within a city’s urban growth boundary (UGB), clarifying that cities and counties can cooperatively form LIDs to fund infrastructure such as roads, sewers and stormwater systems for development.
Sen. Broadman, who introduced the bill alongside Sen. Nash, said the change would remove legal uncertainty…
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