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South Fulton council briefed on impact‑fee study to fund parks, police and fire
Summary
City officials and consultants told council members that a proposed impact‑fee program would fund capacity‑adding projects for parks, public safety and recreation; the Capital Improvements Element will go to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for review before the city can set fees.
City of South Fulton officials on March 24 heard a briefing on a potential development impact‑fee program that would levy a one‑time charge on new development to pay for capacity‑adding capital projects in parks, police and fire.
Paige Hadley of Ross and Associates, the city's consultant, told the council the study looks out 20 years to identify systemwide projects and a near‑term five‑year list of projects that would be eligible for impact‑fee funds. "Impact fees in the state of Georgia is a one‑time fee collected from new development to help pay for future capital costs to expand city services that are going to be needed to serve growth and…
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