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Item Fiscal Impacts of Development: Literature Review and Discussion(2008-08-25T19:00:15Z) Mix, Troy; Hurley, RachaelA few simple premises about growth and development directed the preparation of this report. First, regional growth and development certainly brings with it a whole host of benefits and costs. From a positive perspective, growth and development can provide residents with additional choices of where to live, work, and shop. It can generate new jobs, new tax revenue, and higher incomes and property values. However, growth and development can also create negative consequences, ranging from degraded environmental quality and increased traffic congestion to the loss of rural and historic character. Also, there is far from complete agreement on what constitutes good or bad growth. One person may aspire to live in a large home in a rural area, while another may derisively refer to such a home as a “McMansion.” Finally, reasonable people, regardless of their favorite housing style, tend to agree that growth and development does have a significant impact on state and local governments’ budgets. At the most basic level, increased population leads to increased costs.Item Fiscal Impacts of Development: Literature Review and Discussion(2010-09-10) Mix, Troy; Hurley, RachaelThis project reviewed literature discussing the fiscal impacts of development and offers relevant commentary and recommendations in light of Delaware’s governance and growth characteristics. Chapter 1 reviews a broad set of literature outlining the fiscal impacts of growth and development, describes Delaware’s relatively unique governance characteristics, and discusses the distribution of the fiscal impacts of development across Delaware’s state and local governments. Chapter 2 describes and presents analysis of the various fiscal-impact-analysis methods used by governments to estimate the cost and revenue impacts of development. Chapter 3 outlines fiscal-impact-analysis applications that could be implemented by Delaware’s state, county, and municipal governments, offering several recommended first steps that would aid implementation. Finally, the annotated bibliography in the Appendix should prove a valuable resource for future research as it lists and briefly summarizes references reviewed for this report.