Thoughts on development fees
Dear Editor, The City Council of Kingman wants to impose impact fees from the current $1,456 to $6,108. That is five times higher in one action. This would have a detrimental effect on all business in the Kingman area. Kingman’s growth is sustainable and has not moved to the status of urban sprawl. The City is using a study by a company from Maryland to attempt to meet the state requirements to move ahead with the impact fees. The study is flawed and technically does not meet the state requirements to impose the impact fees. The study is generic at…