Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Fees petitions make Hailey ballot

Town Hall meeting in October to discuss issues


By TONY EVANS
Express Staff Writer

Hailey metalworker Bob Wiederrick has succeeded in gathering the required number of signatures from Hailey residents to challenge the city's collection of development impact fees and business license fees. As a result, Hailey residents will have the opportunity to vote on whether to repeal the fees in a special ballot measure in the Nov. 4 elections.

Hailey Mayor Rick Davis, who opposes a repeal of either fee, has scheduled a town hall meeting on Oct. 15 or 16 to discuss the issue.

"This is the most pressing issue facing the city," he said.

Davis said he wants to inform the Hailey electorate on the effect that repeal of impact fees would have on the city's long-term capital improvement plan.

Development impact fees were implemented in Hailey two years ago to assure that new developments would pay for their share of impacts on streets, parks, trails and emergency services facilities.

Business license fees, collected annually, are used to pay for safety inspections for Hailey businesses.




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