Erie draft study proposes higher parks and transportation fees
A consultant’s draft proposes higher maximum parks and transportation impact fees for new development, a lower single-family public-facilities fee and two possible police-fee methods. Town Council is expected to consider changes in early 2027.
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A draft consultant study proposes raising Erie’s maximum parks impact fee for a new single-family home to $5,740 from $2,803 and the transportation fee outside Town Center and Old Town to $11,831 from $6,402. It proposes lowering the single-family public-facilities fee to $3,165 from $4,276 and presents two possible police-fee methods.
The town staff report on the study schedules a draft-results update for Erie Town Council’s Oct. 20 special meeting. No fee changes are proposed for action at that meeting. Any changes would require Council review and approval, with final consideration expected in early 2027, the report says.
The amounts are maximum supportable fees in a consultant’s draft, not adopted rates. The proposed single-family parks fee is about 105% higher than the current fee, and the proposed transportation fee outside Town Center and Old Town is about 85% higher. The draft also proposes a transportation fee of $6,795 per multifamily unit, compared with $3,944 currently, and applies a 29% reduction in its transportation calculations for developments in Town Center and Old Town.
The draft results prepared by TischlerBise offer two police-fee options: $1,572 per single-family home under an incremental-expansion method, or $1,354 under a cost-recovery method. Both are above the current $686 fee; the draft does not select between them.
Impact fees help pay for infrastructure needs associated with growth. TischlerBise’s projections assume annual household growth of 2.2% and annual employment growth of 1.4%, with Erie’s population rising from 43,620 in 2026 to 54,238 in 2036. The consultant projects about $21.16 million in parks-fee revenue over 10 years, similar to the amount of identified parks needs; these are projections, not guaranteed collections or approved projects.
The town’s five-year review covers six funds: public facilities, police facilities, trees, transportation, parks improvement and storm drainage. The draft fee schedules cover parks, public facilities, police and transportation. The consultant lists feedback adjustments, policy questions, stakeholder engagement and staff review as steps before a detailed final report.