Developing in Horsham Could Cost More
In anticipation of the Willow Grove air base redevelopment, the Horsham Township Council is taking steps to increase its traffic impact fees for new construction.
It will cost developers more money to build in Horsham under a proposed ordinance that would nearly triple the traffic impact fees paid for new construction. The Horsham Township Council introduced an ordinance to establish its new transportation impact fees during Wednesday's meeting. The proposed ordinance, which is slated for an early January adoption, is the final step needed to update Horsham's 20-year-old Act 209 Plan, which sets the amount developers pay. The original plan set traffic impact fees at $826 for the eastern portion of the 17-square-mile township and $480 for the western portion of the township. As proposed, the fees would increase to $2,366 for the east and $2,235 for the west, according to Horsham Township Manager Bill…
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James Kephart Jr.
6:11 pm on Sunday, January 13, 2013
Have to agree with Mike here. I know what a cargo jet landing at 2am sounds like. 3X the existing cost does seem like a well timed money grab though... more ›