Reference Library

Fiscal Impact of Residential Development

• The Fiscal Impact Of Residential Development: An Econometric Analysis Of The Cost Of Community Services, Source: "Planning and Markets", University of Southern California, Nov 03, 2002.
• "Does Open Space Pay" Phil Auger, Extension Educator, Forest Resources, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension (read the comment by Phil Auger responding to a March 2004 Plan-link discussion thread)
• "The Long Term Effect of Commercial Development on a Town's Tax Rate" Kurt Gotthardt kurt.gott@valley.net, Enfield NH, 2012
• 1/3/03 Plan-Link e-mail (and associated spreadsheet ) from Dean C. Sorenson, Chair of the Lebanon Planning Board discussing the notion of residential housing "costing" the city more than the revenue generated.

Cost of Community Services Studies

• Description of what a "cost of community services" analysis is.
• Association to Preserve Cape Cod
  • APCC has completed and released cost of community services analyses for the Cape Cod towns of Brewster and Truro, based on fiscal year 2000. (See additional information about these reports on the APCC Reports page.)
• "Does Open Space Pay", Phil Auger, Extension Educator, Forest Resources, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension (read the comment by Phil Auger responding to a March 2004 Plan-link discussion thread)
• Local Examples
  • Cautionary note (Rick Taintor July 23, 2003, reply to a plan-link posting)
  • "Peterborough did one (COCS) years ago. Here it is.  Good narrative that points out shortcomings of COCS -- that it paints commercial development in too rosy a light. In fact I’ll send along another study Peterborough ConCom did to address that. Cites studies suggestions commercial/industrial drives up community costs as much as residential …" (Francie von Mertens July 23, 2003, reply to a plan-link posting)
  • July 24, 2003, Plan-link posting from Dijit Taylor, Director, Center for Land Conservation Assistance, 54 Portsmouth Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-717-7045)

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