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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Therefore, a school would need to be built in Bethesda to be a result of construction in Bethesda (generally speaking).  
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No it wouldn't. Again, MONTGOMERY COUNTY government, MONTGOMERY COUNTY revenue, MONTGOMERY COUNTY public schools.[/quote]

I do not understand your point.

A development in one area is not the cause of an expenditure in another area.
I'll try again.  An apartment is built in Damascus that does not result in a single student added to the local schools, but an assessment is collected nevertheless.  It did not cause an expenditure on school construction in Takoma Park.[/quote]

DP. It's all going into one big countywide fund for the 211 schools.[/quote]

Sure, but if the need is in Takoma Park and the development is in Damascus the fees assessed are HELPFUL, not creating a debt.

In other words, if that development were NOT built, the debt would be worse.[/quote]

Where do you think the kids from the development in Damascus go to school? In Damascus! Guess what one of the overcrowded schools in need of expansion is? Damascus! If they need to build capacity in Damascus for new development, and impact fees don’t cover the cost, they have to borrow or forgo a project somewhere else. They’ve been doing both.

Also, the only developments that don’t generate any students are age-restricted housing. Those don’t pay school impact fees, though they are used in the calculation of student generation rates that are used to set impact fees for other types of housing. In addition, impact fees are scaled based on the type of housing. One apartment only generates a fraction of a student (on average) so they pay a lower fee than a townhouse, which generates students at a higher rate (on average).

None of this is rocket science, and the basic design of the system is set up to match expected impacts with expected costs, but the council has repeatedly caved to developers and cut fees even as costs of addressing impacts has gone up. [/quote]

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