At the Ebony Society candidates’ forum on June 1, responding to a question about impact fees, District 4 County Commissioner (and candidate for reelection) Kevin Kenerly replied (paraphrased):
“If Gwinnett had had impact fees when Hamilton Mill was built, we would have had to write the developer a check for $500,000 for all the stuff he did out there.”
One question often asked about impact fees is, “Will charging them cause my tax bill to decrease?”
The short answer is– they can. The following example is intended to provide a generalized overview of the potential value of an impact fee program solely in terms of the benefit to the taxpayer where the fee replaces general funds for the construction of the selected public facilities. ~ Read more…
Newspapers serve an important, and often critical, purpose in society, especially when it comes to keeping an eye on government and politicians. But newspaper reporters aren’t all-knowing and they’re not infallible. They also have limited space to fill and other considerations which may prevent them from telling the whole story, or from adequately analyzing the information on which they are reporting.
Over the coming months, the activities of the Impact Fee Study and Advisory Committee will be in the news; hopefully, quite often. But the information will not always be complete and unbiased. Over the coming months, I plan to expose the “bunk” published about impact fees and adequately “de-bunk” it. Read more…
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