Our County Commission needs to implement TRUE Impact Fees

https://www.franklintn.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/38633/638561320628500000

Why Impact Fees? What if Murfreesboro had them? Let's Compare Franklin's Debt (They have had impact fees for decades) and Rutherford County's Debt (A Development Tax, NOT Impact Fees!) , Rutherford County, the latest casualty in Tennessee’s lobbying quarrel over impact fees Realtors and the home builders associations – some of the biggest political spenders in the state – have blocked debates about impact fees in the legislature

Key Passages: "Property taxes are increasing by a healthy 8.6% year over year due to growth in the overall levy and lower debt service requirements" and "Summary Despite the challenges and uncertainty facing communities across the country, the City of Franklin is in excellent financial condition. Our reserves are at strong levels, our debt obligations are relatively low and manageable, and our tax rates are among the lowest in America"

Franklin City Schools is consistently #1 in the State in Local Spending Per Student. Rutherford County was 120th out of 143 Schools Systems in 2022-2023 School Year

Franklin's Debt Capacity & Debt Service Levels

Rutherford County's 2025 Budget

A History of our state's Impact Fees, https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tacir/documents/Financing_Growth.pdf

Impact Fees News, http://www.impactfees.com