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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]