Howard County, Maryland
TischlerBise conducted a fiscal impact analysis for The Howard Research & Development Corporation on a mixed-use rezoning application to increase residential density within the new town of Columbia, Maryland. The proposal included 1,600 units and 600,000 square feet of nonresidential space. Dovetailing on our previous fiscal work for Howard County, TischlerBise conducted a fiscal impact […]
Growth Alternatives Analyses
In a Growth Alternatives Analysis, several different development scenarios are evaluated and compared. These scenarios can include variations in absorption schedules, comparison of alternative land use plans, or a comparison of alternative development patterns. This type of analysis is cumulative in that it evaluates the fiscal impacts of all anticipated development within the analysis area […]
Henrico County, Virginia
TischlerBise completed a fiscal impact analysis in conjunction with the development of the Henrico County 2026 Comprehensive Plan, prepared by Clarion Associates. TischlerBise employed a case study-marginal cost approach to evaluate the fiscal impact of various growth scenarios developed through the comprehensive planning process. The analysis evaluated the fiscal impacts by sub-area based on location, […]
Twin Cities Metropolitan Council
Compact development is a financial plus for cities, according to a first-of-its-kind regional fiscal impact study conducted for the Metropolitan Council. Compared with a more spread-out development pattern, compact development produces more net revenues in a city’s general fund to pay for municipal operations and generates more savings in building infrastructure, such as sewers, water […]
Mashpee Township, Massachusetts
A mixed-use development approved in this growing Cape Cod Township. In Mashpee Township, Massachusetts, TischlerBise conducted a fiscal impact analysis of the proposed Mashpee Commons development, a mixed use project located on Cape Cod. A series of scenarios were evaluated in which the number and type of housing units and the amount of nonresidential square […]
Development Proposals
Proposed specific development projects can dramatically affect the fiscal well-being of a community. TischlerBise has conducted a number of these specific project evaluations. It is critical to analyze more than one scenario in order to better understand the demands for services and resulting fiscal consequences of different rates of absorption and/or mix of development. Listed […]
Old Bridge, New Jersey
Information from the firm’s case study-marginal fiscal analysis was used by the Township in subsequent negotiations with the developer The Township of Old Bridge, New Jersey retained TischlerBise to evaluate the fiscal impacts of a proposed planned unit development (PUD) that would increase population by nearly 50%. The developer conducted its own analysis, using per […]
Annexation Proposals
TischlerBise has extensive experience evaluating the fiscal impacts of annexation proposals. While it is generally fairly easy to calculate the additional revenues accruing from annexation, it is usually much more difficult to ascertain the fiscal impacts of providing City levels of service to an annexed area. The following are recent examples of Annexation Proposal Evaluations […]
Deerfield Beach, Florida
“The firm did an excellent job and the methodology utilized has resulted in clear direction for our City Commission” Deerfield Beach, Florida is located in Broward County, in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area. Because Broward County has decided it will no longer provide urban services after 2010, municipalities in the County must annex the remaining […]
Fiscal Equity Studies
In many states, city and town taxpayers must also pay county taxes since they benefit from many countywide services. In some cases, sales tax is shared among municipalities as well. These types of revenue structures sometimes lead to questions of fiscal equity. Our Fiscal Equity Studies help determine, from a municipal perspective, if the cost […]