{"id":739,"date":"2016-05-11T12:20:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T16:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=739"},"modified":"2016-05-11T12:20:07","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T16:20:07","slug":"lt-council-suggests-development-agreements-over-school-impact-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=739","title":{"rendered":"LT: Council Suggests Development Agreements Over School Impact Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the Londonderry Times:<br \/>\n<!-- This site is patched against a big problem not solved since WordPress 2.5 --><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n<span class=\"mceItemHidden\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span><\/span>  (function(<span class=\"mceItemHidden\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span class=\"hiddenGrammarError\" pre=\"\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\">i<\/span><\/span>,s,o,g,r,a,m){<span class=\"hiddenGrammarError\" pre=\"\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\">i<\/span>['<span class=\"hiddenSpellError\" pre=\"\" 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class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div id=\"container\" class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\" span8 content-sidebar-right\">\n<article id=\"post-32584\" class=\"post-32584 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Council Suggests Development Agreements Over School Impact Fees\" href=\"http:\/\/londonderrytimes.net\/2016\/05\/council-suggests-development-agreements-school-impact-fees\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Council Suggests Development Agreements Over School Impact Fees <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><time class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2016-05-05T16:15:35+00:00\">May 5, 2016<\/time><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" title=\"View all posts by Kaitlyn G Woods\" href=\"http:\/\/londonderrytimes.net\/author\/kwoods\/\" rel=\"author\">Kaitlyn G Woods<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div id=\"single_page\" class=\"container-full-width\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div id=\"container\" class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\" span8 content-sidebar-right\">\n<article id=\"post-32584\" class=\"post-32584 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"p1\">In response to the School Board\u2019s request for information about re-instating School impact fees, Town Council Chairman John Farrell said the process to establish the program would be lengthy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIn order to reinstate impact fees after the disassembling of it and setting up of legal agreements, we\u2019re looking at 12 to 18 months to resurvey and rework the entire impact fee analysis and pass proper resolutions to put all that back in effect,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to Farrell, the Town has had greater success mitigating future impacts to the Town from commercial and residential development through development agreements.<span id=\"more-32584\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He said the Council would be happy to work with the Board to demonstrate how development agreements would prove more effective in accomplishing its objectives rather than reinstating School impact fees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cImpact fees may be one solution, and development agreements may be another solution,\u201d Councilor Tom Dolan said. \u201cIf the problem is framed correctly, we can put a myriad of solutions forward to solve the problem, where impact fees may be one of the solutions, not the only solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In other business at Monday night\u2019s Council meeting:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2022 The Council adopted an energy systems exemption for solar and wind-power installations in Londonderry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Town Manager Kevin Smith said the\u00a0amendment\u00a0would allow the Town to provide residents with a tax exemption for the entire value of a\u00a0solar panel installation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2022 The Council approved the expenditure of $6,815 from the Expendable Maintenance Trust Fund for plumbing repairs at North Fire Station and repairs to a boiler at the Police Station.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Londonderry Times: Council Suggests Development Agreements Over School Impact Fees May 5, 2016 by Kaitlyn G Woods In response to the School Board\u2019s request for information about re-instating School impact fees, Town Council Chairman John Farrell said the process to establish the program would be lengthy. \u201cIn 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