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City staff outlines proffers and possible school-proffer formula; cautions on limited eligible uses
Summary
Staff summarized changes to Virginia proffer law and explained how a per-student proffer formula (using the FCPS benchmark of $14,956 per expected student) could be applied; council asked about timing, 12-year limits and what happens to unused funds (they are returned to the state).
City planning staff and consultants briefed the City Council and School Board Sept. 2 on development proffers and how state law and local policy shape what proffered funds may be used for.
Presenters reviewed the 2016 changes to Virginia law that tightened judicial review standards and limited allowable proffers to contributions that are directly attributable to and materially benefit new residential development. Staff emphasized that cash contributions must be used for capital projects that expand capacity and must begin within 12 years of acceptance, or the locality risks being unable to retain…
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