Comments on: Barry Discusses Development And Concurrency During Town Hall

By: Molino Miss

Molino Miss — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:51:59 +0000

Requesting some street lighting on Marge Lane. Very dark down that short street.

By: Gerald Wiggins

Gerald Wiggins — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 23:29:42 +0000

JW, Thanks for your response. I agree an impact fee is viable but within reason. Is it fair to ask someone today to pay an exorbitant amount to build and the person who built yesterday to pay virtually zilch? I reckon the question is how much is fair. To ask a contractor to build a school, waste treatment facility, and/or roads isn’t fair. If a school is provided, who owns it? My remarks are never intended to be contentious, but to give the county carte blanche authority is dangerous.

By: Bonnie Exner

Bonnie Exner — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:29:58 +0000

Impact Fees is being seriously considered in Santa Rosa County because of all their growth. The positive result would be there would be funds available to help improve infrastructure needs ONLY IF THEY WERE EARMARKED FOR THAT DISTINCT USAGE…the negative results would be the price of new homes would be even higher because the builder would pass the increase on to the new home owner.

By: JW

JW — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:31:17 +0000

Wiggins, I agree, it is not the contractors responsibility. However, in most other areas, impact fees or infrastructure development is expected from the developer. I have designed civil engineering projects here, Texas, Ohio, Louisiana and Alabama. I can not recall a single project where the developer was not responsible for impact fees or development.

By: Yes impact fees

Yes impact fees — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 10:05:18 +0000

Impact fees are needed. Otherwise we crumble and never catch up.

By: Gerald Wiggins

Gerald Wiggins — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 08:18:14 +0000

It is not the contractor’s responsibility to build infrastructure; that is the county’s job.
The county doesn’t mind collecting millions of dollars in sales taxes, direct or indirect, or permanent property taxes, fire, and other items on your bill. Let the County borrow the money to pay for the new construction projects. We started the OLF project under the guise of job creation, but now it looks like a new subdivision. Wake up County Commissioners and smell Eight-Mile Creek
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By: James

James — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 06:41:27 +0000

Impact fees on new construction!
Not in Escambia County!
So existing home owners and businesses pay for all needed infastructur until new construction starts paying taxes.
Services will lag behind without impact fees on new construction.
Great for developers, construction companies, Realtors, and inflates land sales.