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PLANNING SCHOOLS ENVIRONMENT EROSION
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Construction of new houses costs the
state money.
Every new house with 2 new students
in public schools costs the rest of the state $8,000 per year to operate
schools. Impact fees pay none of this. Impact fees never pay operating costs.
Much more money comes here to
operate new schools than the new houses send back in tax money.
The State has a target for school
operating costs in Jefferson County, including a formula, plus extra costs for
retirement and special education. The state target is $5,500 per student
per year, and the state pays whatever we don't raise locally. So a new house
with 2 students costs $11,000 per year for school operations.
The occupants of a new house pay $3,040
per year in taxes which can be used for school operations.
For a new house with 2 students the
rest of the state pays for this gap of almost $8,000 per year per new
house. Every 125 houses like this cost the rest of the state a million dollars
per year for years to come.
The state pays even more for new
construction. Local impact fees pay some of the construction cost but not all.
They pay nothing for annual operating costs.
Most of the state is poorer than the
growing counties, but the state sends money to teach students in new schools
here.