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City adopts transportation capital improvement plan and traffic‑impact fee ordinance; developers, builders and some councilors raise concerns
Summary
Council adopted a transportation capital improvement plan and a new traffic impact fee (TIF) program aimed at making growth pay for added roadway capacity; the ordinance sets fees for dozens of land‑use types and was adopted after debate about housing affordability and effects on small businesses.
The City Council adopted a consolidated Transportation Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and a Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) program intended to replace the city’s prior mitigation program and collect developer‑paid contributions for a prioritized list of roadway capacity projects.
Consultants described the process and findings: the CAATS (Caldwell Area Transportation System) plan (completed 2021–2023) identified 54 roadway/intersection capacity projects with total estimated costs near $340 million, roughly $211 million of which the consultant judged eligible to be funded by traffic impact fees under Idaho law for the city’s 20‑year horizon. The fiscal model converts system costs to a per‑land‑use schedule using Institute of Transportation Engineers trip…
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