What are the Fiscal Impacts of Development

June 14, 2006

Forget for a moment the impact of the proposed Carvel-Durst development (which would effectively double the population of Pine Plains) might have on our rural quality of life. What will it do to our schools, our fire and emergency services, our roads, our taxes?

To answer those questions, or at least make some very educated guesses about them, Pine Plains United has hired Ken Bowers to, among other things, do a fiscal impact study. Ken is a respected economist and principal at Phillips Preiss Shapiro Associates (www.ppsaplanning.com), a consulting firm specializing in community economic development.

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