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Boone County board hears pleas to extend land‑cash impact fee moratorium; staff to draft one‑year extension language
Summary
After public testimony from realtors and local taxing bodies, the Boone County Board directed staff to prepare ordinance language for a one‑year extension of the land‑cash impact fee moratorium and to publish a public hearing for Feb. 20. Board members debated two‑ and zero‑year alternatives but did not vote on a final ordinance tonight.
Several local housing and public‑service groups urged the Boone County Board on Thursday to extend a moratorium on the county’s land‑cash impact fee, and the board asked staff to draft language for a one‑year extension and to schedule a public hearing.
Neely Erickson, government affairs director for Illinois Realtors, told the board she and allied real‑estate groups “are here…in support of extending the land cash impact fee moratorium in Boone County for 2 years.” Erickson cited rising home prices, low inventory and a “severe jobs‑housing imbalance” in the county.
The board also heard from Connor Brown, CEO of the Northwest Illinois Alliance of Realtors, who said new construction brings substantially more…
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