The “sham” of impact fees simplified:
You buy a piece of property in a remote area with no utilities. You build a house, buy a generator for electricity, drill a well, buy a pump, install a septic tank and drain field for waste. You are happy in your oasis. Then along comes someone else who buys land next to you where they want to build a house. They knock on your door “Hey, I can’t afford to buy everything I need to occupy this house, so I’ll be using what is already here. The electrician will be over later today to hook up to our generator, tomorrow the backhoe will be here to connect to our septic tank, and lay the water lines for our well water. Also, I’ll be over Mondays and Thursday to use our washer and dryer. What? You don’t want some freeloader helping themselves to your utility investment? You sized them for yourself and now they will wear out twice as fast? You want MONEY to help pay for expansion? That’s a sham. Why don’t you support affordable housing?
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