Extensive experience combined with strong attention to detail result in studies that not only justify fair impact fees, but serve as a guide for infrastructure system planning.

An impact fee study from Municipal Economics & Planning does not just begin with a needs assessment and end with recommended fees. We understand that a proper impact fee study not only justifies the fee amount, but is useful as an infrastructure system planning document.

An impact fee is the best tool for shielding existing taxpayers from the costs of urban development; Municipal Economics & Planning's studies are thorough and detailed, resulting in fees that are fair to new development.

Our team believes that how a municipality collects and uses impact fee funds is just as important as setting the fees correctly. Because we work closely with our clients on an ongoing basis, there are not many questions we can't answer.

Impact fee studies involve more than just setting a fee amount. Municipal Economics & Planning's services typically include:

Population and Urban Development Projections
Community Facilities Assessment
Capital Improvement Plans
Public Facilities Needs Assessments (as required by Wisconsin Statutes 66.0617)
Public Hearings and Public Notices
Ordinances
Ongoing Assistance with Managing Impact Fee Revenues
Develop Alternatives for Mitigating Impact Fees for High-Quality Economic Development

Impact Fee Surveys

The two most commonly asked questions we hear are "What do other communities use impact fees for and how much do they charge?"

impact fees - frequently asked questions

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City of Oak Creek - Impact Fee Study Update

Municipal Economics & Planning has worked with the City of Oak Creek on their impact fees since they were established in 1996. A suburb of Metropolitan Milwaukee, Oak Creek was seeing significant population increases, so impact fees were initiated to help offset the costs of fire and police protection, a library, and parks.