Re:Urban activists set out to sue San Francisco’s suburbs
by joelwilliamson on Sunday October 11, 2015 @11:11PM
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Are there no development fees in the US? In Canada, municipalities will levy fees on developers to pay for all the new infrastructure. In some cities, this also helps keep taxes low for other residents by paying for operating costs as well.
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Re:Urban activists set out to sue San Francisco’s suburbs
by tsotha on Monday October 12, 2015 @01:50AM
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We have those in California. New houses are generally built in "Mello Roos" districts, in which bonds are issued to cover things like new schools, streets, and sewers. Homeowners in those districts pay extra property taxes, which in theory go toward retiring the bonds.