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indicated at the time he was on the School Board they were toYing with a school dedication fee, <br />but could not ,,et the votes they needed. ' '"- · <br /> <br />Commissioner Brauer commented on the number of times they have re-done Highway 10. He <br />stated the developer pays for streets within the development, but he knoWs there is impact to <br />other streets. He indicated he toyed with the idea of an infrastructure.fee. He c0:mmented at <br />some time they will have to widen 47, and those who live here will have to pay for that;:.:.so they <br />are subsidizing new development. .~.<:, "::, ( ~"" "" <br /> .... . :. ~,;,?- ~: <br /> ·-:' '-";;'. <br />Commissioner Brauer stated he feels if they are going to alt;0~"deve'i~Pers to develop in the ru~i!'¥: <br />area the remaining residents should not have to subsidize/;t!'" ' :.? <br /> <br />Commissioner Johnson indicated he understands t~e:-'arguments;'!and knows it is being don~' <br />other parts of the county, but he does not th_i~Sc ~t: sheuld only appI;y to the rural area. ~e stated <br />4? is a County road, so this a~ects the County 'also. ~emdicat~C~ ~t-'*ould be somethia~ they <br />would ~eed [o ask the League orMi~esota C~ties a~d the <br /> <br />Commissioner Brauer stated ~e u~dersta~ds w~at Commissioner ~o~se~:: is sayia~ about <br />iacludi~8 other areas but does ~o~ th~ it is ~ai; to c~a~e the ~;es ~o~.semeo~e who <br />land and is ready to develop ro now ha~e this extra cost. "---¢.:~-:';:~¢~ <br /> <br />Cotmnissioner Jonson ar~ed that people with land in the rural rese~e will have the same <br />expectations as those in developing ~eas. He stated the only ~hing it affects is how much they <br />are charging for lots. . .... <br /> <br />Chai~erson Nixt stated the concept is we2h exploring. He indicated it enforces the theow that <br />if land withn the line is more valuable it now becomes even more valuable because it does not <br />have an [n2astmcture fee with it. He stated the point is they have a 90-day moratorium and <br />cannot [ewfite the entire ordinance in that time. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Wald stated they may be able to discuss this with the Comprehensive Plan re- <br />write they.are pursuing. . <br /> <br />Associate Planner Geisler noted what they are talking about is'impact fees, and her <br />understanding is they are not legal in Minnesota. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt stated the question is really should we allow development to go forward, rather <br />than what is the impact iif it goes forward. <br /> <br />Commissioner Johnson indicated one major problem they face when they go into areas that <br />develop haphazardly is the road network. He asked how many times they have seen a road come <br />down and have a bad hook up because the area was not developed properly. He believes they <br />have to have thought on how the road network should work and then preserve that as they allow <br />people to develop. <br /> <br />Commissioner Brauer stated this would be true for all the infrastructure corridors, such as roads, <br />sewer and water. <br /> <br />Planning Commission/June 3, 2004 <br /> Page 13 of 17 <br /> <br />51 <br /> <br /> <br />