Officials assume they would lose any in-kind services to their schools and government, and any franchise agreement. The money needed to resurface the streets at an accelerated rate because so many street cuts are made each year must come from some other source. Officials concluded that this proposal would have multi-million dollar impact on the City of Kansas City. Officials of the City of St. Louis stated that the major impact would be the termination of current franchise fees in 2004. Officials stated this proposal would deprive the City of fees assessed to maintain and repair hundreds of miles of streets.
Fiscal impact is unknown.
Officials assume that a political subdivision is now obligated to conduct research on the cost of alternative routes before having the right to deny a permit, no matter how justified the reason. Officials assume that this procedure would make it easier for a public utility to challenge a permit denial and demand mediation. Officials assume that this broad language requires the City to provide separate treatment for materials open and accessible under the Sunshine Act and materials closed and proprietary under this bill. Officials assume that separate treatment would require the City to maintain separate records, and separate files. Officials of the City of Springfield stated that this proposal does not alleviate the financial burden on Springfield or their local school districts or colleges in the area with the loss of cable television in-kind services and free use of valuable channels.