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Advisory panel to study raising parks impact fees after staff warns facilities lag behind
Summary
City parks staff told the Parks and Recreation advisory group the current $975 impact fee is insufficient to meet service standards; staff will present comparative benchmarks and a recommendation in April and, if supported, the city would hold two public hearings before any increase.
Blankenship, a city parks staff member, told the Parks and Recreation advisory committee that the city’s current parks impact fee of $975 falls short of what is needed to maintain expected service levels.
"Presently, our impact fee is $975 and that includes 300 and something dollars for land acquisition," Blankenship said, noting the fee has not kept pace with demand and the city is undersupplied in facilities such as ballfields and courts.
Committee members were given context for how…
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