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Washoe advisory committee recommends adoption of 8th‑edition regional road impact fee
Summary
A Washoe County advisory committee voted to recommend adoption of an 8th‑edition update to the Regional Road Impact Fee package, which recalculates fees using updated travel‑demand modeling and a revised capital improvement plan totaling roughly $150 million in capacity needs.
A Washoe County advisory panel on April 7 recommended that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the 8th edition of the Regional Road Impact Fee (RIFF) General Administrative Manual and Capital Improvement Plan.
Jeff Wilch, an engineering manager at the Regional Transportation Commission, told the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee the RIFF update reflects new travel‑demand modeling and a revised project list drawn from the regional transportation plan. "The program allows new development to pay its fair share," Wilch said, describing the fee as a tool that funds capacity improvements but not operations or maintenance.
Wilch said the program’s capital needs rose from about $132 million in the previous (seventh) edition to roughly $150 million in the 10‑year…
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