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ACHD proposes two-service-area model that would more than double Kuna impact fee for some homes
Summary
Ada County Highway District staff presented a draft update to the 20-year Capital Improvements Plan that would split Ada County into two impact-fee service areas and raise projected single-family-home transportation impact fees for parts of Kuna, prompting council questions about fairness, industrial development and legal risk.
Justin Lucas, a representative of the Ada County Highway District, told the Kuna City Council that ACHD is proposing a major update to its capital improvements plan and impact-fee program. Lucas said the district has historically used a single service-area model and that the draft plan under consideration would create two service areas and update cost estimates that drive the fee.
"Historically, since 02/2012, ACHD has had a single service area model for our impact fee program," Lucas said. He added: "To put this in context, our current single service area impact fee is approximately $3,900 for a single family home." Under the draft, Lucas said, the proposed fee would be about $8,900 in the West service area and a little over $5,000 in the East service area.
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