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Woodland council declines proposed large increase to school impact fees after public questions about formula
Summary
After hours of public comment and council debate focused on the math behind proposed rates, Woodland City Council voted 2–5 against Ordinance 15-79, a proposal to raise school impact fees. Speakers urged clearer formulas, phased implementation and consideration of small-business impacts.
Woodland — Woodland City Council voted down Ordinance 15-79, a proposal to increase school impact fees, after a long public-comment period and debate over the formula used to calculate the new rates.
The ordinance, which would have amended the city's existing school-impact-fee ordinance (Ordinance 14-31) and implemented figures submitted by the Woodland School District, failed 2–5 on council roll call. Council members Dowdy and Friend voted in favor; Burke, Freymark, Houston, De Luce and Michaelson voted no.
Why it mattered: members of the public and several councilors said the school district’s calculations were not sufficiently documented at the time the council considered adopting the new rates. Daniel, a member of the public who reviewed the district’s materials, told the council, “the ordinance does not have a legal standing, because we haven't seen the formula.” He challenged the district’s assumption about…
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