Financing public infrastructure: A case study on whether development impact fees & exactions or property taxes should be used to support the financing of new public infrastructure

Author

John P. Korkosz, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Award Date

4-11-2000

Degree Type

Capstone

Degree Name

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Department

Public Administration

First Committee Member

Dr. William Thompson

Second Committee Member

Dr. Leonard Goodall

Third Committee Member

Dr. Soonhee Kim

Fourth Committee Member

Dr. Keith Schwer

Number of Pages

93

Abstract

Development impact fees and exactions are financing mechanisms that local governments increasingly use to finance the cost of public infrastructure. The primary reason that local governments favor development impact fees and exactions to finance public infrastructure is that the costs associated with growth falls on developers. Two legal cases --Golden v. The Planning Board of The Town of Ramapo, New York and the Construction Industry Association of Sonoma County v. The City of Petaluma, California-- serve as the basis for the support of development impact fees and exactions as a method to manage growth (So & Getzels: 53, 1988).

Keywords

Impact fees; Infrastructure (Economics); Local government; Public works — Finance; Taxation

Disciplines

Infrastructure | Public Administration

File Format

pdf

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Repository Citation

Korkosz, John P., "Financing public infrastructure: A case study on whether development impact fees & exactions or property taxes should be used to support the financing of new public infrastructure" (2000). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 506.
http://dx.doi.org/10.34917/1647686

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