Specifically, it will restrict a local community s ability to pay for parks and parks improvements. Oregon law already limits the use of SDCs making this bill not only unnecessary but overly restrictive. Citizens need to have a variety tools available to them to meet local service needs, as well as maintain and enhance the livability of their communities.
Parks are an important component of community livability.
Increased growth pressures stress our ability to pay for and keep up with the demand for infrastructure improvements including parks. Local citizens and their elected representatives should not be penalized for falling behind in parks improvements by restricting the level of parks service in new developments. Oregon law already requires a rational linkage between where SDC dollars are collected and where they are spent.