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Old 08-24-2006, 06:31 AM
 
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Many areas of NC talked about assessing impact fees to builders to help fund the schools, but other counties may not try it, here's why -

Durham County had been doing it and the builders sued. The court said the feels were illegal forcing the county to return the money collected.

They are now asking builders to call it a donation.

The complete story is in today's N&O -

www.newsobserver.com/114/story/478420.html (broken link)

Every builder will now have this case to argue is fees are trying to be assessed...
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Old 08-24-2006, 07:53 AM
 
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It's a shame because impact fees are needed so that communities can build all the new schools, roads, jails, and other facilities needed to maintain a larger population of new transplants. If not impact fees, the only other option is to raise taxes and that's pretty unfair for those already living there.

Raleigh city recently raised its impact fees somewhat.....although certainly not as much as they really needed to.

I think the legal issue here is that a county or city has to get permission from the state legislature to do this, and Durham County made a boo-boo in that regard.
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