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McCall council weighs impact‑fee study options for parks, police and transportation
Summary
City officials received a consultant update on impact fees covering parks, police, transportation and (not recommended) stormwater, and directed staff to study a commercial park fee and bring revenue projections for police/public‑works facility scenarios.
Colin McIlweeney, a consultant with Tissue Advice, told the McCall City Council on Jan. 15 that impact fees are a one‑time payment charged to new development to offset added demand on public infrastructure. "This is a 1 time payment that new growth pays to offset their new demand on infrastructure," McIlweeney said, and emphasized the legal nexus test of need, benefit and proportionality that underlies fee programs.
The presentation framed impact fees as a capital‑only tool: fees can pay for added capacity or new facilities but not routine maintenance or operating costs, and statute requires collected dollars be spent within eight years.…
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