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All Documents in Smart Growth Tagged fiscal impact analysis
- Developments and Dollars: An Introduction to Fiscal Impact Analysis in Land Use Planning
Report - This guide provides citizens, planners, local officials and others concerned with sprawling development and growth issues with tools they need to examine the likely impacts of development proposals on local taxes and municipal budgets. It also offers advice on accounting practices sometimes used to make development appear more attractive to local governments than it really is.
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