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Grand Junction council asks consultants to reexamine parks impact-fee land-value assumptions after builders—challenge
Summary
City staff and consultant Tischler Weiss presented a consumption-based parks impact-fee update that uses a weighted average land cost; the Home Builders Association disputed the use of an average ($147,005.13/acre) and urged a median or site-specific approach. Council asked staff to return with alternative methodology scenarios.
City staff and consultant Tischler Weiss presented the updated parks and recreation impact-fee nexus study at the Nov. 3 workshop, explaining the fee replaces parkland dedication and has three components: parkland acquisition, open-space acquisition and park improvements.
Julie Herlins of Tischler Weiss summarized the methodology and key inputs: the study identifies roughly 545 acres of existing parkland, an open-space inventory of about 303 acres and derives a level-of-service figure (about 4.7 acres per…
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