IMPACT FEES COULD BE GOING IN UP LAS CRUCES. ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER WHETHER THE CURRENT FEES FOR MAJOR ROAD AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD BE REPEALED. IT WAS BACK IN AUGUST, 2011, WHEN COUNCILORS ADOPTED IMPACT FEES FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. BUT SOME OF THEM LATER SAID THE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO BE CHARGED AND COLLECTED WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO COVER THE COST OF IMPROVEMENTS.
SOME OF THOSE COUNCILORS HOPE NEW IMPACT FEES WILL TAKE EFFECT BY THE END OF THE YEAR. BUILDERS SAY ADDING ONTO THE FEES WILL MAKE IT HARD FOR FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS TO BUY A HOUSE.
