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Consultant presents draft impact-fee study; proposes fees and next steps for town capital projects
Summary
Consultant Michael Lully presented a draft impact-fee study showing population and housing growth projections and sample fee calculations. The study proposed component fees for fire, parks and other services, explained methodology and legal limits, and left decisions about included components and ordinance details to the council.
Michael Lully, an economic and fiscal consultant, presented a draft impact-fee study to the South Berwick Town Council on Jan. 13.
Lully explained that impact fees are one-time payments tied to growth-related capital expenditures, not ongoing operations. He outlined three common methodologies — including the incremental expansion approach recommended for this study — and described required credits for developer-provided improvements, debt service and dedicated revenues.
Using the study's base-year figures, Lully reported South Berwick's current baseline as approximately 7,761 residents and 3,104 housing units, with a 10-year projection of roughly 1,776 additional residents and 750 new housing units. He presented sample proposed fees and component…
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