Williamson County, Tennessee

Authorized by a Private Act for Williamson County, TischlerBise recently completed the first school impact fee study in the State of Tennessee. Williamson County’s school enrollment is approximately 38,000, which is projected to increase by 10,000 students over the next five years. This rapid growth in school enrollment, coupled with substantial transportation funding needs, prompted the implementation of the school impact fee. A particular challenge with this study was calculating the appropriate credits required since the County has a privilege tax on new construction, a portion of which goes to the School Department for school construction. As part of this assignment, TischlerBise conducted 5 stakeholder meetings and 2 open houses. The County adopted the impact fees in 2016 and had TischlerBise update the fee study in 2019 and 2022.