From: Kathy Oreilly
To: City Council Public Comments
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Capital Facilities Fee Waivers Pilot Program Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 11:26:30 AM
Please upload my email to the Public Comments Section of the City Council Agenda.
Thank You
On Thu, Nov 7, 2024 at 1:33 PM Kathy Oreilly < > wrote:
This comment is regarding an agenda item for the Nov.12th city council meeting.
The Capital Facilities Pilot Program seeks to waive infrastructure fees for developers. If
there is one thing we need in this city, it is infrastructure updates and repairs. Our streets are in disrepair, our storm water infrastructure is in disrepair. Our city water infrastructure needs major improvements.
We are adding hundreds of new apartments all over the city, but the roads around these new large complexes are in disrepair. Developers use big heavy equipment that destroys the roads. They dig trenches across major streets to install utilities. This leaves the roads in a really
bad state.Once the complex is finished, they leave. And the roads are not fixed.
Why would we even consider waiving the fees for developers? This waiver program was researched and created before the city admitted to a $13.3 million dollar budget deficit. Now that we know the dire situation, we cannot go through with this waiver program.
Please take care of the residents who already live here.
Thank You
K. O'Reilly
Santa Rosa Homeowner