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Canton holds public hearing on updated impact-fee methodology; consultant recommends tiered residential fees
Summary
At a Nov. 20 public hearing, Raftelis consultant Henry Thomas outlined a recalculation of Cantons impact fees — recommending lower police fees, larger recreation and transportation fees, and new residential size tiers; the council will hold a second required hearing before any adoption.
A public hearing at the Canton City Councils Nov. 20 meeting focused on proposed updates to the citys impact fee methodology and fee schedule intended to fund future police, recreation and transportation capital projects. Henry Thomas, senior vice president with Raftelis Financial Consultants, told the council the work followed state statutory rules and the dual "rational nexus" test that limits what capital costs may be recovered through impact fees.
Thomas said the review found the police component could not be justified at previous levels once items such as vehicles (excluded by statute) and replacement projects were removed from the fee base; he gave an example that some residential categories could…
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