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OTOC's Metro Area Development Committee (MAD) Are
impact fees a potential solution to this problem? Developers
do pay upfront costs for the on-site facilities of new developments such as
streets, sewers and recreation areas. But all city taxpayers share in
most of the off-site costs resulting from new development like adding capacity
to arterial streets, expanding sewage treatment plants, and developing new
sources of water. For example, if a development on 171st and Maple
requires that Maple Street be widened or the local public school expanded,
impact fees would help pay for these improvements. Currently, all Omaha
taxpayers must bear the brunt of these costs which are significant. Charging
developers impact fees to help pay for off-site costs is already in effect in
several major cities like Boulder, CO and Sacramento, CA.
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