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ACHD proposes two service areas and higher impact fees; Kuna officials raise affordability, industrial concerns
Summary
Ada County Highway District presented a draft capital improvements plan and a proposed change from one countywide impact-fee area to two service areas, with draft fees of roughly $8,900 for a single-family home in the West area and just over $5,000 in the East; Kuna leaders asked about effects on industry, travel patterns and housing affordability.
Justin Lucas of the Ada County Highway District presented a draft update to ACHD's 20-year capital improvements plan and its impact-fee program, telling the Kuna City Council the district is considering a move from a single countywide service area to two service areas. "Impact fees are intended to pay for the roadway infrastructure that is generated by growth," Lucas said.
Under the draft, ACHD proposes two service areas (West and East) based on travel-characteristic data. Lucas cited internal trip-retention metrics used to delineate the areas — Ada County trips that originate and end inside the county exceed 90 percent, the West service area retains over 70 percent of trips, and the East service area…
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