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Trustees prioritize impact‑fee (nexus) study to shore up park funding
Summary
Board members said Wellington's impact fees lag peer communities and urged an impact‑fee (nexus) study to produce revenue recommendations; staff confirmed a study is required before fee changes.
Several trustees characterized updating impact fees as a top funding priority to support parks, trails and potential large capital projects such as a community center. "If the study is the thing, let's let's get it done and move forward," a trustee said, urging staff to commission a nexus study so fees can be adjusted in line with comparable communities.
Staff noted the study would inform the balance between fee increases and maintaining developer activity—too steep a jump could affect growth—so the study's methodology and recommendations will be important. Trustees directed staff to include the study in the capital budget and to return with cost estimates and a timeline.
