If someone is going to build a $300,000 house, that impact fee is not going to make or break the deal for them. |
In areas with relatively low median family incomes, that's where it has the impact. |
It won't solve the entire underage drinking problem we face. It's not 100 percent full proof, but it's just another tool to help us reduce the number of kids that drink. Kids are still going to try to find a way to go to Juarez to binge drink, but it's going to be a lot harder now with these two curfew areas. |
The development community doesn't pay that fee. The real estate agent doesn't pay that fee. The person that pays that fee is the person buying that house. They have to borrow more money (through their mortgage) to finance local government. |
We came away with a series of concerns, but we think we can allay their fears. |
We recognize that this is not a silver bullet, but laws reduce the number of people committing certain crimes. |
We still have to put together a revised site plan and have agreement with the residents. Really, what we want to demonstrate is that we want to work it out with the neighbors. |