Board approves impact-fee study to explore developer contributions

May 19, 2026

The board authorized a $41,800 impact-fee study (TischlerBise) to examine whether new residential development should carry fees to offset revenue impacts from Act 388; approval required a procurement exemption and passed with majority support and one recorded no vote.

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Administration proposed hiring TischlerBise to lead an impact-fee study to determine whether new residential developments should carry fees that would offset school-district costs not captured by Act 388 exemptions. Speaker 8 explained the study’s purpose and said the cost is $41,800; the board voted to approve the expenditure and a procurement exemption required for this contract.

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