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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Fairfax Residents Want Developers To Pay Impact Fees, WAMU, November 27, 2012

By: Michael Pope
Some residents in Fairfax County are pushing for a new tax that would force developers to pay for transportation improvements. . .
. . . (Nearby resident)  Davis and others believe it's time to create a new transportation-impact fee, so that when developers come forward with a by-right development like the Kings Crossing Wal-Mart, Fairfax County can charge for a new turn lane. . .
. . .  So far, county officials have resisted the idea, but some residents along the Route 1 corridor say it's time for developers to pay the price of gridlock.
Is anyone surprised by the reluctance of Fairfax officials to make the developers clean up the mess they make?

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