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VTrans staff brief Chittenden County TAC on Act 145 transportation impact fees
Summary
VTrans staff explained how Act 145 impact fees are calculated and applied, including exemptions until trip thresholds are met, treatment of pass-by trips, and reimbursement examples; TAC members pressed on verification of traffic studies, exclusion of maintenance costs, and perceived fairness when state or federal funds already built capacity.
Vermont Agency of Transportation staff gave Chittenden County’s Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) a detailed overview of Act 145 transportation impact fees and answered questions from committee members on Nov. 2, 2021.
Joe Segale and Chris Clow, VTrans staff, said Act 145 (effective July 1, 2014) provides two methods to authorize impact fees: through VTrans-established Transportation Impact Districts or through Act 250 District Commission-established fees. The staff presentation, posted to the CCRPC TAC webpage, described the formula used to calculate fees, examples of fee application, and deductions for infrastructure a developer has already funded. "The fee isn’t a flat rate and can be adjusted," a VTrans presenter said, noting examples including a hospital that paid $10,000 toward intersection…
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