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Grand Junction council sends parks impact fee study back for review after builders question land‑price inputs
Summary
Council asked staff and consultant Tischler Weiss to revisit parts of the parks and recreation impact fee methodology after the Home Builders Association argued the use of an average land‑price sample inflates acquisition cost assumptions; staff will return with defensible options tied to PROS plan priorities.
The Grand Junction City Council on Nov. 3 directed staff to work with consultants and stakeholders to revisit parts of the newly adopted parks and recreation impact fee study after builders raised concerns about how land prices were sampled to calculate the land‑acquisition component.
Julie Herlins of Tischler Weiss reviewed the methodology the firm used: a consumption‑based (incremental expansion) approach that derives current levels of service for parkland, open space and park improvements and applies weighted average acquisition costs from sampled past…
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