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Parks committee weighs raising impact fees to fund trails, boardwalks and amenities
Summary
Village staff presented a review of the 2020 parks-and-facilities study and asked the Parks and Recreation Committee whether to raise the village’s $300 single‑family park-impact fee to better fund multiuse paths and park amenities; members signaled support for a moderate increase and asked staff for more cost breakdowns and comparisons with neighboring communities.
The Parks and Recreation Committee discussed whether to raise the village park-impact fee after staff presented background from a 2020 public-facilities needs assessment that underpins the current fee schedule.
Jennifer, a staff planner, said the study had recommended substantially higher fees in 2020 (the study’s example figures included a single-family fee of $761 and a duplex fee of $563) but the village adopted a lower single-family fee of $300 in 2022. Jennifer said the fee is charged on the building permit and is intended to fund parks or nearby facility needs. “The park and recreation impact fee, we collected almost 22, thousand dollars. It was $21,900,”…
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