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lZ 2 R. ALEXANDER ZAFFRE asked that the Board of Commissioners take a 3 stand for fair and equitable housing. He asked how many will not be able to 4 own a home because of this fee. This systematically takes away the 5 opportunities for the middle class -- working class of people. 6 7 VERN MILLER stated that his parents worked and paid taxes to live 8 in the county to pay for the schools. He questioned taxing a person who has 9 lived here all their lives as well as one who is moving into the county. 10 Also, he feels that the County should fund the schools first and then 11 everything else. He feels that the implementation of impact fees is complex. 12 He asked how they justify placing the entire cost of a school on the first 13 500 students in that school. In terms of social programs, he has a problem 14 with what is his fair share. The table must take into account some of the 15general revenue that the County receives. 16 17 LARRY CARROLL spoke for the Homebuilders Association of 18 Hillsborough and Chapel Hill. He stated that impact fees will increase the 19 cost of housing. Construction workers do add to the tax base. Parents have 20 been paying taxes and if they decide to build a new home must-then pay 21 additional taxes. 22 23 HENRY WHITFIELD stated his support to raise taxes. He is upset 24 about impact fees. He made reference to OWASA and the high cost of 25 availability fees they charge. He asked the Board to forget impact fees 26 stating that they are inequity and do not spread out across the population 27 and provide equitability. He asked that the Board of County Commissioners 28 look at the expenditures for the schools and raise taxes but don't implement 29 impact fees. 30 31 MAX KENNEDY spoke against the impact fees. He understand that 32 there is about an $800,000 shortfall in the county budget this year. The 33 impact tax is regressive. The building industry is just coming out of a 34 depression. The fee is presented to raise money for the schools. This 35 discussion is another nail in the coffin for the school bond issue. 36 Nothing has happened with the one million dollar bond passed by the county 37 in 1988 for water. The economic impact of many of the fees and requirements 38 on the docket have caused housing costs to increase. There are less and less 39 opportunity for people to build houses. He urged them to find another way 40 to finance the schools. 41 42 JOE HERZENBERG read a prepared statement from Kenneth S. Brown about 43 the Town Council's concerns about the County's proposed system of school 44 impact fees. A copy of this statement is in the Permanent Agenda File in the 45 Clerk's Office. 46 47 Chair Carey announced that a second public hearing on school impact 48 fees will be held on May 26th as part of the Regular Quarterly Public 49 Hearing. 50 51 52