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La Verne board considers lowering road impact fees to 70% to attract retail development
Summary
Officials discussed amending the city fee schedule to reduce road impact fees — a one-time charge developers pay — to make La Verne more competitive with nearby municipalities; board members signaled support for a 70% target but no ordinance vote occurred at the workshop.
Board members and city staff debated a proposed amendment to the La Verne fee schedule to lower road impact fees at the Jan. 30 workshop, with several aldermen and staff expressing support for reducing rates to roughly 70% of current levels to remain competitive with neighboring municipalities.
Bruce (city staff) and Tom Broker (city staff) reviewed background from an impact-fee study and comparisons with Brentwood, Smyrna, Nolensville, Spring Hill and Murfreesboro.…
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